Biology:Pococera asperatella

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Short description: Species of moth

Pococera asperatella
Pococera asperatella larva.jpg
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P. asperatella
Binomial name
Pococera asperatella
(Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lanthaphe asperatella Clemens, 1860
  • Tetralopha asperatella

Pococera asperatella, the maple webworm moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Illinois, Massachusetts , Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas , Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

Pococera asperatella – Maple Webworm Moth (maybe) (14661103091).jpg

Adults are powdery gray. There is one generation per year.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage of various hardwood species, including Rhus and Acer species. They are pale yellow to green or even brown or black in color and about 25 mm long when fully grown. Eggs are laid in leaves which are already partly rolled by other species. Young larvae skeletonise these leaves. Older larvae web together groups of leaves.[3]

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Wikidata ☰ Q7206491 entry