oak processionary moth
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[edit]Noun
[edit]oak processionary moth (plural oak processionary moths)
- Thaumetopoea processionea, a processionary native to oak forests across southern Europe, also occurring as an invasive species in northern Europe.
- 2018 April 28, Robin McKie, The Observer[1]:
- The oak processionary moth is a native of southern Europe but its range has been expanding northwards over the past 20 years and it has become established as far north as the Netherlands and northern Germany.