Butterflies and mothsIn Knox County, Ohio

Fall Webworm Moth

Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773)

Fall Webworm Moth in all of Ohio
Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Hyphantria
Near Knox County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 4 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (10)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (60)
  • Recorded, season not shown (14)
  • Season shown (4)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Fall Webworm Moth by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County56 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County81 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County32 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County176 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County62 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County128 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County51 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County26 · Season shown
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County62 · Season shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County54 · Season shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Knox County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 21 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Knox County · records of all species each week, 6,463 in all

Records per week from 21 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Fall Webworm Moth in Knox County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Fall Webworm MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100015
Jan 11–17006
Jan 18–24004
Jan 25–310013
Feb 1–70012
Feb 8–14003
Feb 15–21002
Feb 22–28004
Mar 1–70024
Mar 8–140024
Mar 15–210022
Mar 22–280015
Mar 29 – Apr 40052
Apr 5–110032
Apr 12–180092
Apr 19–2500139
Apr 26 – May 200137
May 3–900151
May 10–1600157
May 17–2300206
May 24–3000127
May 31 – Jun 60094
Jun 7–1300111
Jun 14–2000157
Jun 21–2700155
Jun 28 – Jul 422306
Jul 5–1100226
Jul 12–1800348
Jul 19–2500381
Jul 26 – Aug 100370
Aug 2–811255
Aug 9–1500262
Aug 16–2211304
Aug 23–2922393
Aug 30 – Sep 552324
Sep 6–1244351
Sep 13–1932216
Sep 20–2622207
Sep 27 – Oct 300145
Oct 4–1011210
Oct 11–1700130
Oct 18–240060
Oct 25–310044
Nov 1–70031
Nov 8–140031
Nov 15–210015
Nov 22–280026
Nov 29 – Dec 50020
Dec 6–12004
Dec 13–19008
Dec 20–26003
Dec 27 – Jan 20039

Reported as an adult

Only 1 records here are marked as adults, too few to show a adult season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported as a caterpillar

No caterpillar season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

In Ohio

Late May to late September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,790 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 716 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of Fall Webworm Moth in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Fall Webworm MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–142210,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 41119,661
Apr 5–112226,860
Apr 12–182139,925
Apr 19–252241,623
Apr 26 – May 213556,391
May 3–927452,952
May 10–169553,785
May 17–2315757,698
May 24–3015554,651
May 31 – Jun 616653,099
Jun 7–1315653,700
Jun 14–2045956,625
Jun 21–2748855,361
Jun 28 – Jul 455858,477
Jul 5–1157961,336
Jul 12–1835964,722
Jul 19–2539869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 137859,416
Aug 2–843959,712
Aug 9–15731055,994
Aug 16–221031054,328
Aug 23–291941051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 52221057,167
Sep 6–122531059,075
Sep 13–191841054,543
Sep 20–26132945,860
Sep 27 – Oct 376843,180
Oct 4–1043837,841
Oct 11–1713530,824
Oct 18–246421,156
Oct 25–317519,021
Nov 1–72114,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2108,459

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap.

Reported as a caterpillar

Usually reported as a caterpillar late June to late September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5.

From 1,594 records that are marked as caterpillars. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a caterpillar, not when caterpillars are about.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Virginian Tiger Moth Spilosoma virginicaOften confused in Ohio: 89 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Agreeable Tiger Moth Spilosoma congruaOften confused in Ohio: 32 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Hickory Tussock Moth Lophocampa caryaeOften confused in Ohio: 29 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Salt Marsh Moth Estigmene acreaOften confused in Ohio: 28 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanaOften confused in Ohio: 20 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually late May to late September, middle week late August · 1,790 records
  • Reported as a caterpillarUsually late June to late September, middle week late August · 1,594 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed60%49%
Forest24%31%
Farmland11%11%
Wetland4%5%
Grassland and shrub0.6%0.9%
Open water0.6%3%
Barren0.3%0.6%

From 1,085 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,790 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.