Homadaula anisocentra
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Homadaula anisocentra, also known as the mimosa webworm, is a species of moth in the family Galacticidae. It is considered a pest of ornamental plants. They attack the leaves of mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) and honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos).[1]
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Mimosa webworm | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Plutellidae |
Genus: | Homadaula |
Species: | H. anisocentra |
Binomial name | |
Homadaula anisocentra Meyrick, 1922 | |
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This species was introduced into the United States from China in the 1940s.