oak processionary moth
English
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A swarm of oak processionary moth caterpillars.
Noun
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, Robin McKie, The Observer, 28 April:
- 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.
- 2018, Robin McKie, The Observer, 28 April: