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Research Project: Systematics of Hyper-Diverse Moth Superfamilies, with an Emphasis on Agricultural Pests, Invasive Species, Biological Control Agents, and Food Security

Location: Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Title: Screening aids for Cydalima perspectalis, the box tree moth, an invasive species new to the U.S

Author
item YOUNG, JIM - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
item PASSOA, S. - Animal And Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
item Solis, M Alma

Submitted to: World Wide Web
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 7/7/2021
Publication Date: 7/8/2021
Citation: Young, J., Passoa, S.C., Solis, M.A. 2021. Screening aids for Cydalima perspectalis, the box tree moth, an invasive species new to the U.S. World Wide Web. For Internal & State Collaborator Distribution: USDA-APHIS.

Interpretive Summary: N/A X = Other (Book Review/Obit)

Technical Abstract: The invasive Cydalima perspectalis (Walker, 1859) (Crambidae: Pyraloidea) or box tree moth was recently intercepted for the first time in the United States. It is of east Asian origin and its larvae can be a severe pest of Buxus spp. or boxwood. It has been expanding its distribution westward and was reported in Europe for the first time in 2006 and in Canada in 2018. Screening aids for the identification of larvae, pupae, and adults were created to assist in the identification of this new invasive species in the United States. The screening aids will be used by U.S. domestic identifiers and identifiers at U.S. ports.