A Maple Webworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/22/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/25/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Jonathan Willey MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2013). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/13/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/26/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/23/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/27/2013).

Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/29/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Jonathan Willey MBP List

Maple Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/28/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 186457 - Psn: 55)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/10/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

Maple Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 183089 - Psn: 64)

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Maple Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 183090 - Psn: 65)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/25/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/16/2021).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/4/2013). Determined by Jack Foreman/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by TJ Walters MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/21/2014).

View Record Details Photo by Shannon Schade MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/6/2010).

View Record Details Photo by Bob Patterson MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/31/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Arlene Ripley MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/18/2004).

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2003).

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5//2002).

View Record Details Photo by Larry Line MBP List

A Maple Webworm Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/1/2018).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Eanes MBP List

Maple Webworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/14/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1124835 - Psn: 200)

Maple Webworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/14/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Status

Common in Maryland (Glaser, MicroMoths).

Relationships

Host plants include White Oak (Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants).

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A Maple Webworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/22/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/25/2016). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2013). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/13/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/26/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (5/23/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/27/2013). Media by Timothy Reichard.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/5/2015). View Record Details Media by Robert Aguilar, SERC.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/29/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/10/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/25/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/16/2021). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/4/2013). Determined by Jack Foreman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by TJ Walters.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/21/2014). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/6/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (5/31/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/18/2004). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/14/2003). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5//2002). View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Maple Webworm Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/1/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Eanes.

Maple Webworm Moth in Charles Co., Maryland (7/14/2024). (c) paul dennehy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Paul Dennehy.

Source: Wikipedia

Pococera asperatella


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Pococera
Species:	P. asperatella
Binomial name
*Pococera asperatella* (Clemens, 1860)^[1]
Synonyms
Lanthaphe asperatella Clemens, 1860 Tetralopha 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.^[2]

Adults are powdery gray. There is one generation per year.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the foliage of various hardwood species, including Rhus and Acer species.^[3]

References

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^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
^ Insects of Eastern forests. Retrieved 2011-10-18 – via Google Books.

Taxon identifiers
Pococera asperatella	Wikidata: Q7206491 BAMONA: Pococera-asperatella BOLD: 16147 BugGuide: 25334 CoL: 4KNH6 EoL: 152171 GBIF: 1870727 iNaturalist: 321469 IRMNG: 11271456 LepIndex: 14768 MONA: 5606 NatureServe: 2.745867 NCBI: 1666682 Open Tree of Life: 3151513

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Maple Webworm Moth

Pococera asperatella (Clemens, 1860)

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