Homadaula anisocentra

Mimosa webworm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Galacticidae
Genus:	Homadaula
Species:	H. anisocentra
Binomial name
	Homadaula anisocentra; Meyrick, 1922
Synonyms
	Homadaula usuguronis Matsumura, 1931; Homadaula albizziae Clarke, 1943;

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

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

"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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[1] "Mimosa Webworm Fact Sheet - Woody Ornamental Integrated Pest Management at Penn State". Woodypests.cas.psu.edu. Retrieved 2010-07-30.

[2] "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.