A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/29/2018).
A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Pasadena, Maryland (7/27/2013).
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Bill Hubick
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A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Belle Haven, Virginia (8/7/2008).
Photo by
Ashley Bradford
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A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/10/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Mimosa Webworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/29/2017).
A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2014).
Photo by
Mark Etheridge
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A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/1/2015).
A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
A Mimosa Webworm Moth captured by Bob Patterson in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2004). Determined by John Glaser.
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A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/29/2018).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Pasadena, Maryland (7/27/2013).
Media by
Bill Hubick.
A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Belle Haven, Virginia (8/7/2008).
Media by
Ashley Bradford.
A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/10/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Media by
Mark Etheridge.
Mimosa Webworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/29/2017).
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Josh Emm.
A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/9/2014).
Media by
Mark Etheridge.
A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/1/2015).
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Media by
Mark Etheridge.
A Mimosa Webworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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Media by
Bob Patterson.
A Mimosa Webworm Moth captured by Bob Patterson in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2004). Determined by John Glaser.
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Larry Line.
Source: Wikipedia
| Mimosa webworm | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Galacticidae |
| Genus: | Homadaula |
| Species: | H. anisocentra
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| Binomial name | |
| Homadaula anisocentra Meyrick, 1922
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Homadaula anisocentra, also known as the mimosa webworm, is a species of moth in the family Galacticidae. It is considered a pest of ornamental plants. They attack the leaves of mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) and honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos).[1]
This species was introduced into the United States from China in the 1940s.
Description
[edit]Adults are about 10 millimetres (0.4 in) long. They are silvery gray in color and have wings covered with small, black dots. The larvae are approximately 15 mm (0.6 in) in length and are green to dark brown color. The larvae have white stripes.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mimosa Webworm Fact Sheet - Woody Ornamental Integrated Pest Management at Penn State". Woodypests.cas.psu.edu. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
- ^ "IPM of Midwest Landscapes: Pests of Trees and Shrubs - Mimosa webworm" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-24. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
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