Euonymous Defoliator Moth Pryeria sinica Moore, 1877Non-native  -  Invasive    Synonyms: Euonymus Leaf Notcher, Hodges #4639.1, Neopryeria jezoensis.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Zygaenidae   >   Genus Pryeria   

Status:

This Asian species has very recently appeared in North America, first reported from Maryland and Virginia in 2001 (BugGuide.net). It appears to be spreading. Read more.

Relationships:

Larvae rapidly defoliate Euonymus and Celastrus (bittersweet).

There are 48 records in the project database.

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A Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/22/2013). Photo by Wendy Crowe. (MBP list)

A Euonymous Defoliator Moth caterpillar on strawberrybush in Glen Burnie, Maryland (5/2013). Photo by Janet Earickson. (MBP list)

Euonymous Defoliator Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/13/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Euonymous Defoliator Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/14/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Euonymous Defoliator Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Euonymous Defoliator Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/3/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/14/2022). (c) opalene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by opalene via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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