Cotton web spinner facts for kids
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The Achyra affinitalis, also known as the cotton web spinner, is a type of moth. It belongs to a family of moths called Crambidae. This moth was first described by a scientist named Julius Lederer in 1863. You can find the cotton web spinner moth living in Australia and New Zealand.
About the Cotton Web Spinner
This small moth has a wingspan of about 20 millimeters (which is about 0.8 inches). That's roughly the size of a small coin!
What They Eat: Host Plants
Like many insects, the cotton web spinner moth starts its life as a larva (a caterpillar). These larvae need specific plants to eat and grow. These plants are called "host plants."
The larvae of the cotton web spinner moth enjoy eating several different plants, including:
- Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
- Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
- Linum usatissimum (a type of flax plant)
- Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
- Sorghum bicolor (a grain plant)
- Different types of Atriplex species (also known as saltbush)
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