A female Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/22/2013).
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Wendy Crowe
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A male Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/22/2024).
A Euonymous Defoliator Moth caterpillar on strawberrybush in Glen Burnie, Maryland (5/2013).
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Janet Earickson
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Euonymous Defoliator Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/13/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
Euonymous Defoliator Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/14/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
A Euonymous Defoliator Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2017).
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Bill Hubick
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Euonymous Defoliator Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/3/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/14/2022). (c) opalene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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65 Records
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).
Seasonality Snapshot
MBP marks as "Invasive" any taxon listed in the Maryland Invasive Species Council (MISC) list of Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland. You can read their criteria and review the lists here: https://mdinvasives.org/species-of-concern/. Use of media featured on Maryland Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the photographer.
A female Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/22/2013).
Media by
Wendy Crowe.
A male Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/22/2024).
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Andrew Hazen.
A Euonymous Defoliator Moth caterpillar on strawberrybush in Glen Burnie, Maryland (5/2013).
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Janet Earickson.
Euonymous Defoliator Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/13/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
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Bill Hubick.
Euonymous Defoliator Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/14/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
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Bill Hubick.
A Euonymous Defoliator Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2017).
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Bill Hubick.
Euonymous Defoliator Moth larva in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/1/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved.
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Bill Hubick.
Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/3/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Matthew Beziat.
Euonymous Defoliator Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/14/2022). (c) opalene, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Pryeria sinica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Pryeria |
| Species: | P. sinica
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| Binomial name | |
| Pryeria sinica Moore, 1877
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Pryeria sinica, the euonymus defoliator moth is a species of moth of the Zygaenidae family.[1] It is native to Asia and has been introduced in the United States, where it has been found in Maryland and Virginia.[1]
The larvae feed on Euonymus and Celastrus species, including Euonymus alatus, Euonymus japonicus Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus sieboldianus, Euonymus kiautschovica and Celastrus punctatus.[citation needed]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Euonymous Defoliator Moth, Pryeria sinica (Moore, 1877)". www.butterfliesandmoths.org. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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