Homadaula anisocentra
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Homadaula anisocentra, also known as the mimosa webworm, is a species of moth
in the family Galacticidae
. It is considered a pest of ornamental plant
s. They attack the leaves of Mimosa Albizia julibrissin
and honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos.
This species was introduced into the US
from China
in the 1940s.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the family Galacticidae
Galacticidae
Galacticidae is a recently recognised and enigmatic family of insects in the lepidopteran order. These moderate sized moths are 8-17 mm. in wingspan and have previously been embedded within several lepidopteran superfamilies , but Galacticidae is currently placed in its own superfamily at the base of...
. It is considered a pest of ornamental plant
Ornamental plant
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as house plants, for cut flowers and specimen display...
s. They attack the leaves of Mimosa Albizia julibrissin
Albizia julibrissin
Albizia julibrissin is a species of legume in the genus Albizia, native to southwestern and eastern Asia, from Persia east to China and Korea...
and honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos.
This species was introduced into the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
in the 1940s.