A Pine Webworm Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/26/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/30/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/7/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/26/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/2/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/18/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

Pine Webworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/30/2013).

View Record Details Photo by Scott Housten MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/16/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Jonathan Willey MBP List

Pine Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 211392 - Psn: 65)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

Pine Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/3/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 642128 - Psn: 65)

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A Pine Webworm Moth in Florida.

Photo by Bob Patterson MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth collected in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/3/).

View Record Details Photo by John Glaser MBP List

Pine Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/4/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1147887 - Psn: 135)

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Pine Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/4/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1147888 - Psn: 145)

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A Pine Webworm Moth nest and caterpillar (inset) on Pitch Pine in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/23/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Richard Orr MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth larval frass nest in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/16/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Katya Tregub-Emrick MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth larval frass nest in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Pine Webworm Moth larval frass nest on a young Loblolly Pine in Cecil Co., Maryland (2/9/2021).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

Pine Webworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (5/15/1988). (c) John L. Richards, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1132244 - Psn: 177)

Pine Webworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (5/15/1988). (c) John L. Richards, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Pine Webworm Moth larval frass nest in Washington Co., Maryland (3/15/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

Pine Webworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/14/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1124833 - Psn: 200)

Pine Webworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/14/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Status

Common in Maryland (Glaser, MicroMoths).

Relationships

The larvae web in pine needles (Glaser, MicroMoths).

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A Pine Webworm Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/26/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Pine Webworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/30/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Pine Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/7/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Pine Webworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/26/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Pine Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/6/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Pine Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/2/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Pine Webworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/18/2014). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

Pine Webworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/30/2013). View Record Details Media by Scott Housten.

A Pine Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/16/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Pine Webworm Moth in Florida. Media by Bob Patterson.

A Pine Webworm Moth collected in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/3/). View Record Details Media by John Glaser.

A Pine Webworm Moth nest and caterpillar (inset) on Pitch Pine in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/23/2015). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

A Pine Webworm Moth larval frass nest in Dorchester Co., Maryland (2/16/2020). View Record Details Media by Katya Tregub-Emrick.

A Pine Webworm Moth larval frass nest in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Pine Webworm Moth larval frass nest on a young Loblolly Pine in Cecil Co., Maryland (2/9/2021). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Pine Webworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (5/15/1988). (c) John L. Richards, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by John L. Richards via iNaturalist.

A Pine Webworm Moth larval frass nest in Washington Co., Maryland (3/15/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Pine Webworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/14/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Paul Dennehy.

Source: Wikipedia

Pococera robustella

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Pococera
Species:	P. robustella
Binomial name
*Pococera robustella* (Zeller, 1848)^[1]^[2]
Synonyms
Tetralopha robustella Zeller, 1848 Tetralopha diluculella Grote, 1880

Pococera robustella, the pine webworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in southern Canada and the eastern United States from Minnesota to New England and south to Florida.^[3]^[4]

The larvae feed on the needles of various Pinus species.

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^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
^ "Florida Featured Creatures". Entomology.ifas.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-18.

Taxon identifiers
Pococera robustella	Wikidata: Q7206495 BAMONA: Pococera-robustella BOLD: 16145 BugGuide: 39600 CoL: 6VRH2 EoL: 150175 GBIF: 1870721 iNaturalist: 361321 IRMNG: 10274379 LepIndex: 14815 MONA: 5595 NatureServe: 2.745871 Open Tree of Life: 3151495

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Pine Webworm Moth

Pococera robustella (Zeller, 1848)

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