Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773)

	Fall webworm	ISEIA: B1- Watch List
	Amerikanesch Wiewermatt	EASIN
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Contents

1 Report the species
2 Importance and distribution in Luxembourg
3 Risk assessment
4 Bibliography concerning Luxembourg
5 Suggested citation of this webpage

Report the species

→ Report Hyphantria cunea to the National Museum of Natural History.

Importance and distribution in Luxembourg

Distribution map of Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) in Luxembourg. Recorder database, MNHNL, 25.03.2019.

So far, the fall web worm has been documented once in 2014 in Luxembourg/Kirchberg.

The species can impact a wide variety of crop and cultivated broadleaved plant species. Trees/plants are often totally defoliated by the late-instar larvae, particularly in the second generation.

Risk assessment

ISEIA protocol: B1 (3+3+1+2) = Watch List (Ries et al. 2017: 68).

Bibliography concerning Luxembourg

Ries, C., A. Arendt, C. Braunert, S. Christian, A. Dohet, A. Frantz, G. Geimer, M. Hellers, J. A. Massard, X. Mestdagh, R. Proess, N. Schneider & M. Pfeiffenschneider, 2017. Environmental impact assessment and black, watch and alert list classification after the ISEIA Protocol of invertebrates in Luxembourg. Bull. Soc. Nat. luxemb. 119: 63-70. [PDF 360 KB]

Suggested citation of this webpage

Ries, C. & M. Pfeiffenschneider (Eds.), 2019. Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773). In: neobiota.lu - Invasive Alien Species in Luxembourg. URL: https://neobiota.lu/hyphantria-cunea/ [25.03.2019].

Last updated on Thursday, April 12, 2018.