Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


maple webworm
Pococera asperatella (Clemens)



Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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greenstriped mapleworm
Dryocampa rubicunda
Larva(e)
John Godbee
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maple webworm
Pococera asperatella
Larva(e)
Ronald S. Kelley


Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Infraclass: Neoptera
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Pyraloidea
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Epipaschiinae
Genus: Pococera

Other System Links

NPDN Pest: ITBMQQA



References

Common Name Reference: VEG_DISTURBANCE_AGENTS table of the FSVeg Field Sampled Vegetation Data Dictionary version 1.3, dated March 12, 1999.
Scientific Name Reference: R.W. Poole and P. Gentili, Nomina Insecta Nearctica. 1996. Nomina insecta nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Vol. 1-4. Rockville (MD): Entomological Information Services. Available at URL: http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/main.htm