Autumn Webworm

Hyphantria cunea
Family

Erebidae

Species Codes

B&F 2062a RES 72.0211

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Species Account

An adventive species, on Annex A of the British List (Agassiz, Beavan and Heckford).

First Kent example taken in a garden in Dartford (VC16) in May 2022, which constitutes the third British record. As with previous records, this individual may be an immigrant or could have been accidentally imported.

Prior to this, one was attracted to light in a Hertfordshire garden in September 2014, the first British record. Another taken near Cambridge in May of the same year wasn't correctly identified until October.

The species is native to America but has been introduced across Europe.

The larvae feed in communal webs (which gives rise to the name 'Webworm') on a range of deciduous trees.

Foodplant

Wide range of deciduous trees

Distribution Map

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Phenology

The graph below shows at which time of the year Autumn Webworm (Hyphantria cunea) can be expected to be recorded in Kent. Use the controls below to filter by VC and time span:

Reporting Rate

The graph below shows how the number of records of Autumn Webworm (Hyphantria cunea) submitted each year has changed over time. Use the control below to filter by VC:

Photo Gallery

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