Homadaula anisocentra

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Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Homadaula anisocentra, also known as the mimosa webworm, is a species of moth in the family Galacticidae. It is considered a pest of ornamental plants. They attack the leaves of mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) and honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos).[1]

This species was introduced into the United States from China in the 1940s and likely has two generations per year in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States.[2] The average first occurrence of larvae is after 543 growing degree-days.[2]

Description

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