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Box Tree Moth

Cydalima perspectalis

The Box Tree Moth is a small, colorful insect that loves to fly around gardens and parks. Its beautiful wings can be green and brown, helping it blend in with leaves.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Box Tree Moth typically has bright white wings with thick, iridescent brown borders and a distinctive white crescent mark. Some individuals can be entirely light brown or dark brown/black, but all have the unique crescent, making them visually striking.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungLepidopteraFamilieCrambidaeGattungCydalima
Box Tree Moth
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Box Tree Moth

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Adult Box Tree Moths only live for about two weeks, but they can lay hundreds of eggs in that short time!

Its caterpillars create silk webs to protect themselves while they munch on leaves, like building a tiny fort!

Sometimes, their wings are completely dark brown, making them look totally different from the usual white ones!

This moth is considered an invasive species in many parts of the world, causing big problems for boxwood plants!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Nighttime Nectar Seeker

Box Tree Moth can fly at night, navigating in darkness to find flowers and mates using its sensitive antennae.

Fähigkeit

Rapid Egg Layer

Box Tree Moth can lay hundreds of tiny eggs at once, ensuring many new caterpillars hatch to feed on boxwood plants.

Fähigkeit

Boxwood Muncher

Box Tree Moth caterpillars have strong mandibles that help them quickly devour boxwood leaves to grow fast.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
40-45 mm
Größe
25-30 mm
Lebenserwartung
8-14 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Caterpillars are herbivores that feast exclusively on boxwood leaves, while adults sip nectar.

Altersunterschiede: Caterpillars consume boxwood leaves, but adult moths primarily feed on nectar from flowers.

Hauptnahrung

  • Buxus sempervirens
  • Buxus microphylla
  • Buxus sinica

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Common Boxwood

Buxus sempervirens

Its caterpillars devour the leaves of this ornamental shrub.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Some bird species, like the Great Tit, feed on its caterpillars.

parasitizes

Box Tree Moth Parasitoid Wasp

Apanteles glyptobasalis

This tiny wasp lays its eggs inside the moth's caterpillars.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Moths are usually safe, but it's best to watch them from a distance and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Box Tree Moth?

40-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Box Tree Moth?

25-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Box Tree Moth?

8-14 Tage

Was frisst Box Tree Moth?

Caterpillars are herbivores that feast exclusively on boxwood leaves, while adults sip nectar.

Wo findet man Box Tree Moth normalerweise?

Urban areas

Wie jagt Box Tree Moth?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Box Tree Moth?

6

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