Maple Webworm Moth

Pococera asperatella

''Pococera asperatella'', the maple webworm moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in North America, including Alabama, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Maple Webworm - Pococera asperatella TL: ~12 mm. Grayish brown FW with wide, white median band. Black AM and PM lines are double. Host: Maple

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm light in a semi-rural area

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Appearance

Adults are powdery gray. There is one generation per year.
Maple Webworm Moth (Pococera asperatella) at a 365+395nm UV light setup at a mixed forest edge. Geotagged,Maple Webworm Moth,Pococera asperatella,Summer,United States

Food

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage of various hardwood species, including ''Rhus'' and ''Acer'' species. They are pale yellow to green or even brown or black in color and about 25 mm long when fully grown. Eggs are laid in leaves which are already partly rolled by other species. Young larvae skeletonise these leaves. Older larvae web together groups of leaves.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPyralidae
GenusPococera
SpeciesP. asperatella