Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773)

Polish name: Oprzędnica jesienna English name: Fall webworm

Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Arctiidae

Life form: Insect

Biology

Diet: Herbivorous

Sex dimorphism: Not specified

Native range

(division into regions according to Balon 2000 and IHO 23)

Species distribution

Status

Status in Poland: Incidental

Control in Poland Not specified.

Local dispersal after introduction to Poland: Active spreading without human help

Impact

Invaded habitats:

  • Ornamental shrub plantations
  • Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Invasiveness in Poland: Potentially invasive

Impact outcome:

  • Agricultural
    Scale of impact: No data.

References

  • Buszko J., Nowacki J. 2000. The lepidoptera of Poland. A distributional checklist Polish Entomological Monographs 1: 1-178.
  • Riedl T., Toll S. 1962. Hyphantria cunea Drury w Polsce (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) Polskie Pismo Entomologiczne XXXII: 217-219.