Winter moth - Wikipedia
The winter moth is native to Europe, but invaded the northeast of the United States in the late 1990s. As of 2007, winter moths have spread to coastal Maine, eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, southeastern Connecticut, and eastern Long Island.
Winter Moth Identification & Management - Center for …
Moths (the adult stage of winter moth) emerge from pupae in the soil usually in mid-late November (usually before Thanksgiving) and may be active into January, whenever the air temperatures are mild (typically when above freezing).
Winter Moth: Identification, Life Cycle, Facts & Pictures
Winter moth is a Geometer moth of the Geometridae family abundantly found in Europe and parts bordering the Near East region. They exist as invasive species in North America too, where the first infestations occurred as early as the 1930s in Canada and Novas Scotia.
Winter Moths - Mass Audubon
The winter moth (Operophtera brumata) is an invasive insect that can wreak havoc on our trees. Introduced into the United States from Europe via Canada, is most commonly observed in late fall, early winter as a whitish adult moth and in spring as a tiny green caterpillar.
Winter Moth in Massachusetts: History and Biological Control
Winter moth outbreaks and defoliation was first noticed in Massachusetts on Cape Anne on the North Shore, and near Cohasset, Hingham, and Rockland on the South Shore in the late 1990s. At the time, they were assumed to be a caused by a native species, such as fall cankerworm.
Winter Moth - Butterfly Conservation
The Winter Moth is one of the few moth species that is active in its adult stage over the winter months, and it is able to cope with freezing temperatures. The males and females look very different since the females only have short stubby wings and cannot fly.
Winter moth - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The winter moth (Operophtera brumata) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is an abundant species in Europe and the Near East and a famous study organism for evaluating insect population dynamics. It is one of very few lepidopterans of temperate regions in which adults are active in late autumn and early winter.
Winter moth - The Wildlife Trusts
These are the moths you're likely to see fluttering in car headlights in winter. They can be found almost anywhere with trees and shrubs. Female winter moths have stubby wings and cannot fly. They clamber up a tree trunk and give off pheromones to attract flying males.
Operophtera bruceata - Wikipedia
Operophtera bruceata, the Bruce spanworm, hunter's moth, or native winter moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern parts of the United States.
Winter Moth was introduced into the United States and has warranted control measures in Washington and Oregon. This pest is now in Massachusetts in, at least, the southeastern region and parts of Cape Cod. It is the first known occurrence of it …