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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Hyphantria cunea
Hyphantria cunea(Drury, 1773)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Arctiinae
  3. Arctiini
  4. Arctiina
  5. Hyphantria
  6.  cunea
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TL: [USA], North America, New York

Habitat

  • Orchards
  • Single trees or copses on farmland

Similar species

  • Diaphora mendica
  • Euproctis (E.) chrysorrhoea
  • Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis
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  • Spilosoma lubricipeda
  • Spilosoma virginica
MU
FU

30-42 mm

  • France
  • Germany
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    AzərbaycancaAğ Amerika kəpənəyi
    ČeskyPřástevník americký
    DanskAmerikansk hvid bjørn
    DeutschAmerikanischer Webebär
    DeutschWeißer Bärenspinner
    Eesti keelAmeerika valgekaruslane
    EnglishFall Webworm
    English (US)Fall Webworm Moth
    EspañolGusano de Bolsa
    FrançaisEcaille fileuse
    LietuviųAmerikinė meškutė
    MagyarAmerikai fehér medvelepke
    PolskiOprzędnica jesienna
    SlovenčinaSpriadač americký
    SvenskaSidentigerspinnare
    TürkçeBeyaz Aygüvesi
    РусскийАмериканская белая бабочка
    РусскийМедведица американская
    УкраїнськаВедмедиця біла американська
    ҚазақшаАмерикалық ақ көбелек
    ქართულიამერიკული თეთრი პეპელა
    中文美國白蛾
    日本語アメリカシロヒトリ
    한국어미국흰불나방
    زبان_فارسیشب‌پره شبکه‌ای خزان
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AceraceaeAcer negundoBox elder
    AdoxaceaeSambucus nigraBlack Elder
    AdoxaceaeViburnumViburnum
    AmaranthaceaeChenopodium albumFat Hen
    AmaranthaceaeSpinacia oleraceaSpinach
    AnacardiaceaeCotinus coggygriaEurasian smoketree
    AnacardiaceaeSchinus terebinthifoliusBrazilian peppertree
    BetulaceaeAlnusAlder
    BetulaceaeBetulaBirch
    BignoniaceaeCampsis radicansTrumpet vine
    BuxaceaeBuxus sempervirensCommon Box
    CaprifoliaceaeSymphoricarpos albusCommon Snowberry
    CornaceaeCornus sanguineaCommon Dogwood
    CupressaceaeTaxodium distichumBald cypress
    EbenaceaeDiospyros kakiOriental persimmon
    EricaceaeRhododendronRhododendron
    EuphorbiaceaeRicinus communisCastor oil plant
    FabaceaeGleditsia triacanthosHoney locust
    FabaceaeRobinia pseudoacaciaBlack Locust
    FabaceaeWisteria sinensisChinese wisteri
    FagaceaeFagusBeech
    FagaceaeQuercus rubraNorthern Red Oak
    GeraniaceaePelargonium Geranium
    HippocastanaceaeAesculus hippocastanumHorse Chestnut
    JuglandaceaeJuglans regiaPersian Walnut
    MagnoliaceaeLiriodendron tulipiferaTulip tree
    MalvaceaeAlcea roseaCommon hollyhock
    MalvaceaeGossypium herbaceumLevant cotton
    MalvaceaeTilia europaeaEuropean lime
    MoraceaeFicus caricaCommon Fig
    OleaceaeFraxinus pennsylvanicaGreen ash
    OleaceaeJasminumJasmine
    OleaceaeLigustrum vulgareWild Privet
    OleaceaeSyringaLilac
    PaulowniaceaePaulownia tomentosaPrincess tree
    PinaceaeLarix deciduaEuropean Larch
    PlatanaceaePlatanus occidentalisAmerican sycamore
    PoaceaeZea maysMaize
    PortulacaceaePortulaca oleraceaVerdolaga
    RosaceaeMalus domesticaApple tree
    RosaceaePrunus persicaPeach
    RosaceaePrunus serotinaBlack Cherry
    RosaceaePyrus communisEuropean Pear
    RutaceaeCitrus sinensisSweet Orange
    SalicaceaePopulus albaWhite Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus nigraBlack Poplar
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
    SimaroubaceaeAilanthus altissimaTree of Heaven
    TaxaceaeTaxus baccataYew
    VitaceaeParthenocissus quinquefoliaVirginia creeper
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    BetulaceaeAlnusAlder
    RosaceaePrunusCherry
    RosaceaePyrusPear
    SalicaceaePopulusPoplar
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Japanese Moths
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Pacific Northwest Moths
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Female.

Maciej MatrajItaly, Le Maggiola

Male, upperside.

Diego ReggiantiItaly

Female laying eggs.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Male.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Приморський

Female, upperside.

Paolo MazzeiItaly

Larva.

Paolo MazzeiItaly

Larva.

Maroš HederaSlovakia

Larva.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Larva.

Владимир СавчукUkraine, Новоіванівка

Pupa.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Cocoon.

Roland ŠtefanovičSlovakia, Galanta

Eggs.

Никита ЧулаевUkraine, Харків
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