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Fall webworm
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<p>The fall webworm (<i>Hyphantria cunea</i>) is a <a href="/facts/Moth/bPrkvkGh">moth</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Erebidae/vfIzDeBA">Erebidae</a> known principally for its larval stage, which creates the characteristic webbed nests on the tree limbs of a wide variety of <a href="/facts/Hardwoods/KQT6MN8W">hardwoods</a> in the late summer and fall. It is considered a <a href="/facts/Pest_(animal)/mXGHJ8s7">pest</a> but does not harm otherwise healthy trees. It is well known to commercial tree services and <a href="/facts/Arboriculture/khcsYvdE">arboriculturists</a>. Fall webworms are an <a href="/facts/Invasive_species/Ya1v6RGx">invasive species</a> in East Asia. </p>