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The ailanthus webworm (Atteva aurea) is an ermine moth now found commonly in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was formerly known under the scientific name Atteva punctella (see Taxonomy section). This small, very colorful moth resembles a true bug or beetle when not in flight, but in flight it resembles a wasp.
The moth is native to North America, ranging from Canada to Mexico and has been introduced into other continents. [3] Introduced to what was formerly Yugoslavia in the 1940s (firstly recorded in 1949 [4]), it now has occupied probably its entire range in Europe from France to the Caspian Sea in the east as well as penetrated into Central Asia: Turkmenistan (from 1990 to 1993), Uzbekistan ...
Loxostege commixtalis, the alfalfa webworm, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Fennoscandia, Estonia and northern Russia. [1] It is also found in North America, where it ranges from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador west to the Yukon.
Atteva fabriciella, the Ailanthus webworm moth, is a moth of the family Attevidae. It is found in China , [ 1 ] India and Sri Lanka . It is considered one of deadliest plant pest on Ailanthus species.
Dichomeris citrifoliella, the orange webworm moth, is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1880. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Michigan and Wisconsin to Florida and Texas. [2] [3] The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellow, densely and evenly ...
Achyra rantalis, the garden webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in North America, [1] where it has been recorded from Maine to southern Quebec and Ontario, south to Florida and Mexico. It has also been recorded from Iowa, Colorado, California and the West Indies. [2]
Pediasia trisecta, the large sod webworm or greater sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada. [2] The wingspan is 23–33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October. Adults feed solely on dew. The larvae feed on various Poaceae species.
Agriphila ruricolella, the lesser vagabond sod webworm, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and Maine to South Carolina, west to Arizona and north to Alberta. The habitat consists of grasslands, weedy areas, fields and ...