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Erebidae
930319 – 8140   Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773)
             Fall Webworm
© Charles W. Melton© Lynette Schimming
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Synonymy:
  • cunea Drury 1773 (Sphinx) - MONA 1983: 8140
  • brunnea Strecker 1900 (Hyphantria)
  • budea Hübner 1823 (Cycnia)
  • candida Walker 1865 (Spilosoma)
  • liturata Goeze 1781 (Bombyx)
  • mutans Walker 1856 (Spilosoma)
  • pallida Packard 1864 (Arctia)
  • pictipupa Fitch 1857 (Hyphantria)
  • punctata Fitch 1857 (Hyphantria)
  • punctatissima Smith 1797 (Phalaena)
  • suffusa Strecker 1900 (Hyphantria)
  • textor Harris 1828 (Hyphantria)
  • References
    Hyphantria cunea
    © Anthony W. Thomas
    Hyphantria cunea
    © Bob Patterson
    Hyphantria cunea
    © Machele White
    Hyphantria cunea
    © Lynette Schimming
    Hyphantria cunea
    © John Davis
    Hyphantria cunea
    © Libby & Rick Avis
    Hyphantria cunea
    © Ken Childs
    Hyphantria cunea
    © Carol Wolf
    Hyphantria cunea
    © Carol Wolf
    Hyphantria cunea
    © Carol Wolf
    Hyphantria cunea
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Hyphantria cunea
    30mm – © Jim Vargo
    Hyphantria cunea
    30mm – © Jim Vargo
    Hyphantria cunea
    © Nolie Schneider

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Richard Leung

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Jason Dombroskie

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Betsy Higgins

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Hyphantria cunea
    © McGuire Center LG

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Howell Curtis

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Jason Dombroskie

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Valerie G. Bugh

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Nolie Schneider

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Nolie Schneider

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Anthony W. Thomas

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Bob Moul

    Hyphantria cunea
    © Jason Dombroskie

    Hyphantria cunea
    © John Himmelman


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