box tree moth

noun

A moth of the species Cydalima perspectalis, native to East Asia, invasive in Australia were ther feed on box trees.

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nounbox tree moth (plural box tree moths)

plural box tree moths

  1. A moth of the species Cydalima perspectalis, native to East Asia, invasive in Australia were ther feed on box trees.

    According to Fox, most of the new arrivals are entirely benign although one, the box tree moth, will be unpopular with gardeners for its caterpillars’ habit of devouring the leaves of box hedges.

    2018 June 14, Patrick Barkham, The Guardian
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