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The Ailanthus webworm, Atteva aurea, is an ermine moth now found commonly in the United States.
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Ailanthus and webworm
* Ailanthus webworm, Atteva aurea
The Ailanthus webworm is thought to be native to South Florida and the American tropics ( south to Costa Rica ), habitat to its original larval host plants, the Paradise Tree ( Simarouba glauca ) and Simarouba amara.
Another tree called Tree-of-Heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ), originally from China, has been widely introduced and Atteva aurea has jumped to this new host plant ( giving it its common name, Ailanthus webworm ).
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Ailanthus and is
Ailanthus (; derived from ailanto, an Ambonese word probably meaning " tree of the gods " or " tree of heaven ") is a genus of trees belonging to the family Simaroubaceae, in the order Sapindales ( formerly Rutales or Geraniales ).
* Ailanthus vilmoriniana, which according to an unpublished checklist is a synonym of Ailanthus altissima.
Ailanthus malabarica is a synonym of Ailanthus triphysa.
Ailanthus, common-name Tree of Heaven, is considered an invasive species, although it is still sold by nurseries as yard plant, mainly because it is one of the species that will grow in polluted or otherwise difficult places.
Ailanthus altissima (), commonly known as tree of heaven, ailanthus, or in Standard Chinese as chouchun (), is a deciduous tree in the Simaroubaceae family.
Unlike other members of the genus Ailanthus, it is found in temperate climates rather than the tropics.
The best-known species is the temperate Chinese Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima, which has become a cosmopolitan urban weed tree.
The southern hardwood forests are dominated by black locust ( Robinia pseudoacacia ), which is exotic, and black cherry ( Prunus serotina ); with lesser numbers of native oaks ( Quercus ) and maples ( Acer ), and the exotic tree of heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ).
Champa incenses contain a semi-liquid resin, " halmaddi ," taken from the Ailanthus Malabarica tree, which gives them their characteristic grey color and damp texture: halmaddi is hygroscopic.
Ailanthus ( 1948 ) is the first plant drawing that he executed in Boston, Hyacinth ( 1949 ) was the first one he did when he was in Paris.
Ailanthus and moth
A silk spinning moth, the Ailanthus silkmoth ( Samia cynthia ), lives on Ailanthus leaves, and yields a silk more durable and cheaper than mulberry silk, but inferior to it in fineness and gloss.
There are several species of Saturniidae that are also farmed for their silk, such as the Ailanthus moth ( Samia cynthia group of species ), the Chinese Oak Silkmoth ( Antheraea pernyi ), the Assam Silkmoth ( Antheraea assamensis ), and the Japanese Silk Moth ( Antheraea yamamai ).
Ailanthus and now
In 1852 a rich Englishman, George Watson-Taylor, bought Monte Cristo and transformed Cala Maestra into a garden, planting eucalyptus and many exotic plants, among them the Asiatic Ailanthus altissima, an invasive species which now infests the island.
Ailanthus and United
Like many other natural areas in the eastern United States, the forest has a significant problem with invasive exotics, including tree-of-heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ), autumn olive ( Eleagnus umbellata ), Amur honeysuckle ( Lonicera maackii ), Japanese honeysuckle ( Lonicera japonica ), and princess tree ( Paulownia tomentosa ).
Ailanthus and .
* Ailanthus altissima ( Tree of Heaven ) – northern and central mainland China, Taiwan, arguably the best known species.
* Ailanthus triphysa ( White Siris ) – northern and eastern Australia.
Ailanthus are capable of forming thick blankets of roots and heavy shade to the extent that native species are prevented from being able to reclaim an area that has been logged or deforested, as well as areas that have been heavily developed.
Other Lepidoptera whose larvae feed on Ailanthus include Endoclita malabaricus.
), black cherry ( Prunus serotina ), and tree-of-heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ); and beachgrass ( Ammophila breviligulata ) dune.
The Ailanthus trees were also to be eradicated.
Until March 26, 2008, a-tall 75 year old Tree of Heaven ( Ailanthus altissima ) was a prominent centerpiece of the sculpture garden at the museum.
It includes some rare species like the Dawn Redwood and the local Ailanthus.
The tree of heaven, Ailanthus altissima, produces allelochemicals in its roots that inhibit the growth of many plants.
Ailanthus has become a part of western culture as well, with the tree serving as the central metaphor and subject matter of the best-selling American novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith.
The buildings are separated in mid-block by the narrowest of access alleys, giving glimpses of Ailanthus foliage in the side-street yards.
Woody vegetation in the catchment of the lake consists of Melia, Ailanthus, Robinia, Daphne, Celtis, Rose, Ephedra, Pinus roxburghii, Pinus halepensis, Pinus gerardiana, Cupressus torulosa and Cupressus arizonica.
webworm and is
It is resistant to Gypsy moths but is defoliated by another pest, the mimosa webworm.
It is sometimes confused with the gypsy moth, or the fall webworm, and may be erroneously referred to as a bagworm, which is the common name applied to unrelated caterpillars in the family Psychidae.
* The cabbage webworm is a widely distributed webworm ( Hellula undalis ) native to southern Europe or Asia that also injures cabbages and other vegetables in the Gulf states of the United States.
The fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea, is a moth in the family Arctiidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates the characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs of a wide variety of hardwoods in the late summer and fall.
webworm and moth
* Identity of the ailanthus webworm moth ( Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae ), a complex of two species: evidence from DNA barcoding, morphology and ecology
webworm and .
Ermine moths, webworm moths, yucca moths and allies.
Galacticoid moths or webworm moths.
The fall webworm feeds on just about any type of deciduous tree, where leaves are chewed ; branches or the entire tree may become defoliated.
The fall webworm.
http :// www. bugwood. org / factsheets / webworm. html.
Fall webworm: A guide to recognition and habits in Alabama.
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