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The bordered white moth, Bupalus piniaria, is a geometrid moth whose caterpillars feed mainly on pine. It is native to parts of Europe and can become locally abundant in pine woodland and plantations, where larval feeding may reduce foliage. The adult has pale wings with darker bordering and cross-l...
The spruce budworm is a moth species, Choristoneura fumiferana, in the tortricid family. It is native to North America and its larvae feed on the new foliage of spruce and fir trees, although other conifers and deciduous trees may also be used. Repeated or severe outbreaks can defoliate large areas...
Why this score
Ecologically important but infamous for forest defoliation outbreaks; high scientific attention balanced by strong damage reputation.
Scoring methodology
The white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi, is a North American beetle in the family Curculionidae. It primarily attacks coniferous trees, including white pine and several pine and spruce species. Its larvae feed beneath the bark of the terminal leader, the main upward-growing shoot, and can girdle and...
The western poplar clearwing is the moth Paranthrene robiniae, a clearwing moth found in warm, low-elevation areas of western North America. Its larvae bore into the wood of poplar and willow and can also use birch, making the species a pest of stressed trees in nurseries and landscapes. Adults mimi...
Douglas-fir tussock moth is Orgyia pseudotsugata, a native North American species whose larvae feed on the needles of Douglas-fir, grand fir, and white fir. Populations periodically rise into regional outbreaks, commonly at intervals of about five to ten years in the western United States and southe...
The pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is a moth of the family Notodontidae found in southern Europe, North Africa, and parts of the Near East. Its caterpillars feed on the needles of pines and cedars, overwintering in conspicuous white silk nests and later traveling in long head-to-t...
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