Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Cydalima perspectalis

Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859)

box-tree moth

on Buxus

Cydalima perspectalis on Buxus sempervirens

Buxus sempervirens, Hungary, Budapest, Hűvösvölgy, 5.v.2015 © László Érsek: feeding patterm

Cydalima perspectalis on Buxus sempervirens

considerable feeding damage

Cydalima perspectalis on Buxus sempervirens

larva, dorsal

Cydalima perspectalis on Buxus sempervirens

larva, lateral

Cydalima perspectalis on Buxus sempervirens

detail of head and thorax

Cydalima perspectalis on Buxus sempervirens

Buxus sempervirens, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 20.vii.2013 © László Érsek, pupa in situ

Cydalima perspectalis on Buxus sempervirens

fresh pupa

Cydalima perspectalis on Buxus sempervirens

older pupa

Cydalima perspectalis on Buxus sempervirens

Buxus sempervirens, Hungary, Mosonmagyaróvár, 23.x.2013 © László Érsek, imago

parasite

Larvae in a flimsy webbing under the leaves; there also the pupation,

host plants

Buxaceae, monophagous

Buxus sempervirens.

phenology

Two or three generations; hibernation as larva.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2019).

synonyms

Diaphania, Palpita, perspectalis.

notes

Eaas-asiatic species, that made its appearance in Europe in 2007, in Germany and the Netherlands, and that now is spreading rapidly. An infestation usually leads to complete defoliation, and because the hungry larvae then start feeding on the bark this often means the death of the shrub. The species forms a serious threat not only to ornamental Buxus, but even more the the few natural stands of Buxus sempervirens, probably also of B. balearica.

references

Agius (2018a), Bella (2013a), Corley, Rosete, Gonçalves ao (2018a), Adolph, Kortstock, Niehoff & Schweitzer (2019a), Fiumi (2018a), Hizal, Kose, Yesil & Kaynar (2012a), Hrnčić, Radonjić & Perović (2017a), Huisman, Koster, Muus & van Nieukerken (2013a), Kaupys (2020a), Kenis, Nacambo, Leuthardt ao (2013a), Lepiforum (2019), Muus, van Haaften & van Deventer (2009a), Pastorális, Elsner, Kopeček ao (2013a), Pezzi & Bendazzi (2013a), Plant, Poole, Salisbury & Bird (2019a), De Prins & Steeman (2011a), Raineri, Bonechi, Caracciolo ao (2017a), Sinchuk, Sinchuk & Kolbas (2020a), Stark (2012a), Szabóky (2012a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).

Last modified 8.xi.2022