Box-tree-moth

Guides

• Cydalima

  Cydalima is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae, subfamily Spilomelinae. The genus contains approximately nine described species, with Cydalima perspectalis (box tree moth) being the most economically and ecologically significant due to its invasive status in Europe and North America. Most species in the genus are native to Asia, with limited documented information available for the majority of species beyond taxonomic descriptions.

  mothsLepidopteraCrambidaeSpilomelinaeinvasive-speciesbox-tree-mothAsiaEuropeNorth-Americahorticultural-pest

• Spilomelinae

  Pearl Moths

  Spilomelinae is a species-rich subfamily of Crambidae (crambid snout moths) containing approximately 4,180 described species in 351 genera worldwide, making it the most diverse group among pyraloid moths. Formerly treated as tribe Spilomelini within Pyraustinae, it was elevated to subfamily status based on phylogenetic studies. The subfamily includes numerous agricultural pests as well as the invasive box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis).

  CrambidaePyraloideaLepidopteraagricultural-pestsinvasive-speciesbox-tree-mothphylogeneticstropical-diversity