Is this a cucumber moth (1 Viewer)

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andrew saunders

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• Aug 18, 2018

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Found in Teddington. How common in UK, I gather viewed as a pest in some countries

 

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velico ergo sum

• Aug 18, 2018

• #2

No it's Cydalima perspectalis (Box-tree Moth)

 

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andrew saunders

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• Aug 18, 2018

• #3

Thanks.

 

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aeshna5

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• Aug 18, 2018

• #4

Now abundant in the London area + beyond. A serious pest of box hedging. This morning we had a normal form like yours + a dark melanic form in traps in Ealing + found some larvae in the gardens at Richmond Park.

 

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coaltit

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• Aug 18, 2018

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That gold border is quite unique to any moth I,ve seen before I think its a stunning creature even thou its a pest... Has this moth been in the uk long ?

 

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aeshna5

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• Aug 19, 2018

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coaltit said:

That gold border is quite unique to any moth I,ve seen before I think its a stunning creature even thou its a pest... Has this moth been in the uk long ?

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Not that long. Apparently the first moth wasn't found here until 2008 + larvae were first found in private gardens in 2011 so has spread very rapidly. Last year I saw large numbers. I've seen less this year but that may be a consequence of gardeners now spraying box hedges to try + save them.

The larvae are said to be unpleasant to the taste of birds + mammals.

 

honeym

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• Aug 19, 2018

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coaltit said:

That gold border is quite unique to any moth I,ve seen before I think its a stunning creature even thou its a pest... Has this moth been in the uk long ?

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It's a trick of the light. The moth is translucent white with dark brown edging.

 

davidg

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• Aug 19, 2018

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honeym said:

It's a trick of the light. The moth is translucent white with dark brown edging.

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Still a looker though!

David

 

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coaltit

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• Aug 20, 2018

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davidg said:

Still a looker though!

David

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:t:

 

Paul Chapman

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• Aug 20, 2018

• #10

It has arrived locally in Somerset but I have not caught it myself yet.

 

honeym

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• Aug 21, 2018

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Paul Chapman said:

It has arrived locally in Somerset but I have not caught it myself yet.

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Try your local garden centre.

 

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rosaria

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• Aug 21, 2018

• #12

They arrived here in Warwickshire last summer, including one on my kitchen window. I haven't had a sighting this year.