webworm

[ web-wurm ]

noun

1. the larva of any of several moths, as Hyphantria cunea fall webworm or Loxostege similalis garden webworm, which spins a web over the foliage on which it feeds.

Word History and Origins

Origin of webworm¹

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; web + worm

Example Sentences

In nests of webworm and beaten from bushes of bayberry, Myrica cerifera, along edge of pine woods (Rehn and Hebard, 1916).

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Chorisoneura texensis has been found in nests of webworm in Florida (Rehn and Hebard, 1916).

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