Cydalima perspectalis

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Cydalima perspectalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Cydalima
Species: C. perspectalis
Binomial name
Cydalima perspectalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Phakellura perspectalis Walker, 1859
  • Glyphodes perspectalis
  • Diaphania perspectalis
  • Palpita perspectalis
  • Neoglyphodes perspectalis
  • Glyphodes albifuscalis Hampson, 1899
  • Phacellura advenalis Lederer, 1863

The Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is native to eastern Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Russian Far East and India).[1] It is an introduced species in Europe, first recorded from Germany in 2006, and subsequently from Switzerland and the Netherlands in 2007; from France, Great Britain and Austria in 2009.[2][3][4] In 2011, the Box Tree Moth has been first recorded from Hungary,[5] Romania[6] and Turkey.[7] It is also known from Slovakia and Belgium.[8]

Larva
first description WALKER 1859
In 2013 it was found new to Denmark at several sites in the island of Sjælland.[citation needed]

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. There are two or three generations per year with adults on wing from April/May to September.[citation needed]

The larvae feed on the leaves and shoots of Buxus species.[citation needed] The species overwinters as an egg.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ "Buchsbaumzünsler (Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859))" (in German). insekten-sachsen.de. Retrieved 28 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ Landwirtschaftskammer Vorarlberg: Buchsbaumzünsler wieder Aktiv. In: Obst- und Gartenkultur Vorarlberg.
  3. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  4. ↑ Mally, R. & M. Nuss 2010: Phylogeny and nomenclature of the box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) comb. n., which was recently introduced into Europe (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae). – European journal of Entomology 107 (3): 393–400.
  5. ↑ Sáfián, Sz. & B. Horváth 2011: Box Tree Moth – Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859), new member in the Lepidoptera fauna of Hungary (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). – Natura Somogyiensis 19: 245–246.
  6. ↑ Székely, L., V. Dinca & C. Mihai 2012: Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859), a new species for the Romanian fauna (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae). – Buletin de Informare Entomologica 22 (3–4): 73–77
  7. ↑ Hizal, E., M. Kose, C. Yesiland & D. Kaynar 2011: The New Pest Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in Turkey. – Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 11 (3): 400–403.
  8. ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium

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