Crambidae
80a0952 –
5199.4 Cydalima perspectalis
(Walker, 1859)
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| Distribution: |
Toronto, Ontario |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Boxwood, Buxus spp. |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Phakellura)
Type locality: North China.advenalis (Lederer, 1863) (Phacellura [sic])albifuscalis (Hampson, [1899] 1898) (Glyphodes) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859), an Asian species, is now recognized within the North American fauna north of Mexico, Toronto, Ontario, CFIA, 2019. |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Info at Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), 2019.
- Mally, R. & M. Nuss, 2010. Phylogeny and nomenclature of the box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) comb. n., which was recently introduced into Europe (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae). European Journal of Entomology, 107: 393-400.
- Mally, R., J.E. Hayden, C. Neinhuis, B.H. Jordal & M. Nuss, 2019. The phylogenetic systematics of Spilomelinae and Pyraustinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) inferred from DNA and morphology. Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny, 77(1): 141-204.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Walker, F., 1859. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London, 18: 515.
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