Yellow-spotted webworm moth
Anageshna primordialis
The yellow-spotted webworm moth is a very small moth from the United States. It is a bit of a mystery, because nobody knows yet what its caterpillars eat. It is also the only kind in its group.
Lives in
Many states of the eastern and southern United States, from Maine to Florida and west to Arizona
Wingspan
1.1 cm (0.43 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It is a tiny moth that cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Nobody knows yet which plants its caterpillars eat.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 52 seconds
How big is Yellow-spotted webworm moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Yellow-spotted webworm moth about 7.3 km/h (4.5 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its wings are only about 11 millimetres from tip to tip, about the width of your fingernail.
2
It flies late in the year, from August to November.
3
It is the only species in its genus, so it has no close brothers and sisters.
you asked
Most asked questions about Yellow-spotted webworm moth
?How big is the yellow-spotted webworm moth?
Tiny. Its wings are about 11 millimetres across.
?When does the yellow-spotted webworm moth fly?
From August to November.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Anageshna primordialis
- Named by
- Dyar, 1907
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Crambidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Crambidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Yellow-spotted webworm
Where the facts come from
- Anageshna (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Mike Boone. CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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