Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773)
fall webworm
on woody plant, when food is scarce also herbs
Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Hungary, Kimle, 19.vi.2020 © László Érsek
colony
larva, dorsal
thorax, dorsaal
kop
thrax,, ventral
pinaculum
Cornus sanguinea, Hungary, Kimle, 23.viii.2019 © László Érsek
colony
;larva lateral …
… and dorsal
parasite
Larvae communally in extensive webs at then end of the branches.
host plants
polyphagous
Acer negundo; Aesculus hippocastanum; Ailanthus altissima; Alcea rosea; Alnus; Betula; Buxus sempervirens; Campsis radicans; Chenopodium album; Citrus sinensis; Cornus sanguinea; Cotinus coggygria; Diospyros kaki; Fagus; Ficus carica; Fraxinus pennsylvanica; Gleditsia triacanthos; Gossypium herbaceum; Jasminum; Juglans regia; Larix decidua; Ligustrum vulgare; Liriodendron tulipifera; Malus domestica; Parthenocissus quinquefolia; Paulownia tomentosa; Pelargonium; Platanus occidentalis; Populus alba, nigra; Portulaca oleracea; Prunus persica, serotina; Pyrus communis; Quercus rubra; Rhododendron; Ricinus communis; Robinia pseudoacacia; Salix; Sambucus nigra; Schinus terebinthifolia; Spinacia oleracea; Symphoricarpos albus; Syringa; Taxodium distichum; Taxus; Tilia x europaea; Viburnum; Wisteria sinensis; Zea mays.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
egg, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.
parasitoids, predators
Conomorium amplum; Dibrachys maculipennis.
notes
Originally a North American species.
references
Lepiforum (2021), Pyrgus (2021), Schowalter & Ring (2017a), Sourakov & Paris (2014a).