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Box tree moth
Glyphodes perspectalis
Grass moth family
(Crambidae)
Striking spot on the front wing edge.
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A small moth, white to pearl white in colour with a wide brown edge along the wings. The long thread-shaped antennae and head are brown. There is a dark variation, which is dark purple-brown and only a marking on the front wing edge remains white. The caterpillar is yellow-green with lighter lines and black dots on which prickly hairs grow. It feeds on box trees (Buxus) and can eat a lot! ⇔ wsp. 40-45 mm syn. CYDALIMA PERSPECTALIS
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Type
40-70 mm
Flat
Without knob
15-40 mm
Hairy
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Clouded border
Box tree moth
Buxusmot
Buchsbaumzünsler
Pyrale du buis
Piralide del bosso
Glyphodes perspectalis [L.]
Glyphodes perspectalis [L.]
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