Garden Webworm Moth

Fascinating facts about the Garden Webworm Moth

• Its caterpillars munch on a menu that includes alfalfa, beans, clover, corn, cotton, peas and strawberries. By feeding on such a wide range of low-growing plants, the larvae can thrive in both field rows and backyard gardens. This diet flexibility helps the species persist across diverse North American habitats.
• There may be up to four generations per year in the southern part of its range, such as Florida.
• In the southern part of its North American range the garden webworm can produce as many as four generations each year. The moth inhabits fields and gardens throughout this region, from the Gulf states up through Florida and into Mexico.
• Garden webworm caterpillars are leaf-eaters that munch on a wide range of low-growing cultivated plants, including alfalfa, beans, clover, corn, cotton, peas and strawberries. Because the larvae feed directly on the foliage, infestations occur in fields and garden beds.
• The garden webworm's distribution extends from Maine and southern Quebec through Ontario, down the eastern seaboard to Florida and Mexico, and it has also been recorded in interior states such as Iowa and Colorado. Throughout this area the moth prefers open fields and cultivated gardens where host plants are abundant.

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At a glance

About the Garden Webworm Moth

In the warm, golden light of dusk, the Garden Webworm Moth stretches its delicate wings, a masterful blend of earthy tones and subtle sheens, as it takes to the air with a gentle, fluttering motion. With an unassuming elegance, it dances through the garden, its feathery antennae twitching as it navigates a world of blossoming flowers and verdant foliage, leaving behind a trail of silky threads that betray the presence of its industrious caterpillars. As it flits from bloom to bloom, the Garden Webworm Moth embodies the very essence of summer's soft, languid beauty.

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