oak processionary moth

noun

Thaumetopoea processionea, a processionary native to oak forests across southern Europe, also occurring as an invasive species in northern Europe.

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nounoak processionary moth (plural oak processionary moths)

plural oak processionary moths

  1. Thaumetopoea processionea, a processionary native to oak forests across southern Europe, also occurring as an invasive species in northern Europe.

    The oak processionary moth is a native of southern Europe but its range has been expanding northwards over the past 20 years and it has become established as far north as the Netherlands and northern Germany.

    2018 April 28, Robin McKie, The Observer
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