Cydalima perspectalis: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cydalima perspectalis lives – recorded in 19 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cydalima perspectalis
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	19 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Crambidae

Where does the cydalima perspectalis live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cydalima perspectalis in 19 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. In Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Germany (introduced)
France (introduced)
United Kingdom (introduced)
Switzerland (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
Denmark (introduced)
Austria (introduced)
Sweden (introduced)
Hungary (introduced)
South Korea
Spain
Netherlands (introduced)
Ukraine
Canada
Czech Republic (introduced)
Luxembourg (introduced)
Portugal
Italy (introduced)
Poland (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the cydalima perspectalis?

The cydalima perspectalis (Cydalima perspectalis) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Crambidae, genus Cydalima. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cydalima perspectalis

Cydalima perspectalis, the box moth or box tree moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae that feeds on box. It was first described by Francis Walker, the English entomologist, in 1859. It is native to China, Taiwan, Korea, and India; its native status in Japan and the Russian far east is uncertain, some sources saying native, but others saying possibly invasive there. It has invaded Europe; first recorded in Germany in 2006, then Great Britain, the Netherlands, and Switzerland in 2007, France and Austria in 2009, Hungary in 2011, then Romania in 2012, Denmark in 2013, and Spain in 2014. It has also been recorded in Slovakia, Belgium, and Croatia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cydalima perspectalis (revision 1373775882), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q175754 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).