swap_horiz Spruce budworm Alternatives

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Death's-head hawkmoth

The death’s-head hawkmoth is a large European insect belonging to the Sphingidae family. It's notable for the distinctiv...

Pest Sphingidae Hawkmoth Bee Hive

9.5 Brilliant

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Promethea silkmoth

The Promethea silkmoth is Callosamia promethea, an eastern U.S. saturniid described by Dru Drury in 1773 and known for s...

North America Forest Silkmoth Saturniid

8.6 Great

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Brahmin moth

The Brahmin moth (Brahmea wallichii) is a sizable moth native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. It’s notable for its impr...

Asian Giant Forest Brahmaeid

8.3 Great

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Walnut sphinx

The walnut sphinx, Amorpha juglandis, is a North American hawkmoth whose caterpillars feed on walnut and hickory and can...

Sphinx Walnut North American Forest

7.6 Good

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Five-spotted hawk-moth

The Five-spotted hawk-moth is a widespread North American species recognized by its five yellow abdominal spots and its...

Nocturnal Pest Sphingidae Hawkmoth

7.5 Good

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Carolina sphinx moth

The Carolina sphinx moth is a prominent North American moth notable for its role as a model organism in neurobiology, wi...

Nocturnal Pest Sphingidae Hawkmoth

7.4 Good

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Black arches

The black arches, Lymantria monacha, is a Palaearctic moth described by Linnaeus in 1758 and regarded as a forest pest o...

European Forest Defoliator Erebid

7.3 Good

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Tobacco Hornworm Moth

The Tobacco Hornworm Moth is a large sphinx moth found in the Americas, notable as a major agricultural pest on tobacco...

North American Pest Sphingidae Hawkmoth

6.5 Fair

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Tomato Hornworm Moth

The Tomato Hornworm Moth, also known as the five-spotted hawkmoth, is a North American species whose large, green larvae...

North American Pest Sphingidae Hawkmoth

6.5 Fair

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Fruit-piercing moth

The common fruit-piercing moth, Eudocima phalonia, is a tropical erebid described by Linnaeus in 1763 and a major pest o...

Tropical Fruit Pest Erebid

6.4 Fair

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Saltmarsh caterpillar moth

The Saltmarsh caterpillar moth is a widespread North American arctiid recognized by its very hairy, highly variable larv...

Pest Erebidae Tigermoth Woolly

6.1 Fair

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Currant Clearwing

The Currant Clearwing is a widespread moth known as an agricultural pest whose larvae bore into the stems of currant bus...

European Pest Sesiidae Clearwing

5.9 Mediocre

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Peachtree Borer

The Peachtree Borer is a significant agricultural pest native to North America, known for its larvae that fatally damage...

North American Pest Sesiidae Clearwing

5.8 Mediocre

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Ello Sphinx

The Ello Sphinx is a widespread moth of the Americas and a notable agricultural pest whose larvae heavily defoliate cass...

Tropical Pest Sphingidae Hawkmoth

5.6 Mediocre

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Autumnal moth

The autumnal moth, Epirrita autumnata, is a Palearctic geometer described by Borkhausen in 1794, infamous for birch defo...

European Autumn Forest Geometer

5.2 Mediocre

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Western spruce budworm

Western spruce budworm is Choristoneura freemani, a Rocky Mountain tortricid named in 2008 and a destructive western con...

Conifer Western Pest Tortricid

5.2 Mediocre

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Orange tortrix

Orange tortrix is Argyrotaenia franciscana, a western North American tortricid described by Walsingham in 1879 and a fru...

Orange North American Pest Tortricid

5.1 Mediocre

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Summer fruit tortrix

Summer fruit tortrix is Adoxophyes orana, a Palearctic tortricid described in 1834 whose larvae damage apple and pear fr...

European Fruit Pest Tortricid

5.0 Mediocre

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Oriental fruit moth

Oriental fruit moth is Grapholita molesta, a Chinese tortricid described by Busck in 1916 and now a global pest of peach...

Orchard Peach Pest Tortricid

4.3 Poor

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False codling moth

False codling moth is Thaumatotibia leucotreta, an African tortricid described by Meyrick in 1913 and a quarantine pest...

Citrus African Pest Tortricid

4.1 Poor