Classification

Family: Castniidae > Subfamily: Castniinae > Tribus: Gazerini > Genus: Paysandisia > Species: Paysandisia archon

Vernacular names

Palmmot (NL)

Status

Exotic

This species came to Europe in the 1990s with various loads of different palms from Argentina and quickly established itself here. The caterpillar lives exclusively in palm trees. Observations onwards from 2011 in different provinces.

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Distribution

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