Fall webworm	ISEIA: B1- Watch List
	Amerikanesch Wiewermatt	EASIN
	Chenille à tente estivale	Wikipedia:
	Amerikanischer Webebär	Wikispecies:
	n/a	Back to the list of invertebrates

Report the species

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

Importance and distribution in Luxembourg

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/ [21.08.2019].

 Last updated on Thursday, April 12, 2018.