Homadaula anisocentra
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).
| 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.
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