Homadaula anisocentra

 ( Galacticidae ) 

Homadaula anisocentra, also known as the mimosa webworm, is a species of moth in the family Galacticidae. It is considered a pest of . They attack the leaves of mimosa ( Albizia julibrissin) and honeylocust ( Gleditsia triacanthos).

This species was introduced into the United States from China in the 1940s and likely has two generations per year in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States. The average first occurrence of larvae is after 543 growing degree-days.

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Description Adults are about long. They are silvery gray in color and have wings covered with small, black dots. The larvae are approximately in length and are green to dark brown color. The larvae have white stripes.

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