Bug FAQOak Webworm Moth
Archips fervidana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
Also called: oak webworm
Source: Wikipedia
The oak webworm moth has a wingspan of about 18 to 25 mm. It occurs from Maine and Quebec down to North Carolina and west to Wisconsin and Arkansas. Its caterpillars eat hickory (Carya) and oak (Quercus) leaves, harming those trees.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The adult’s wingspan ranges from 18 to 25 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed on species of hickory (Carya) and oak (Quercus).
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 18 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Jersey, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New York, Massachusetts.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What trees do oak webworm moth larvae eat?
The caterpillars feed on hickory and oak species.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the oak webworm moth found?
It occurs from Maine and Quebec down to North Carolina and west to Wisconsin and Arkansas.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Tortricidae)
Oblique-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura rosaceanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Garden TortrixClepsis peritanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common MarbleSyricoris lacunanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Red-banded Leafroller MothArgyrotaenia velutinanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Aster and Reddish Eucosma Moths and AlliesEucosma parmatanaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archips_fervidana
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