Cydalima perspectalis

    Box-tree Moth

    CrambidaeABH 63.054 B&F 1409a

    This adventive species seems to have been introduced with imported Box (Buxus) plants . It was first recorded in Britain in 2007 in Kent and has since spread through south-eastern England and further west and north. The first county record was in 2017. Larvae can cause severe defoliation of Box.

    Adult Verification Grade: 1

    Box-tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) photographed in Somerset by John Connolly
    Box-tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) photographed in Somerset by Sue Davies
    Box-tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) photographed in Somerset by Steve Chapple