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Garden Webworm

Achyra rantalis (Guene)

  • buff moths with shadings and irregular markings of light and dark gray
  • wingspread is about 3/4 inch
  • generally, night active
  • attracted to lights
  • often found in fields during the day, with darting short flights
  • larvae about 1 inch long
  • yellowish or pale to dark greenish with a light stripe down the back
  • three dark spots form a triangle on the side of each segment

Damage:

  • larvae feed primarily on the underside of leaves
  • skeletonizing leaves
  • spin webs and draw leaves within the web for food

 

 

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