Suzuki's promalactis moth
Suzuki's promalactis moth is a tiny moth that first came from Korea, Japan and Taiwan. Now it also lives in the United States, where it arrived as a newcomer. Its caterpillars live under the bark of rotting logs.
How fast is it?
Fun facts
In the United States it was first found in the early 2000s, and by 2020 it had spread all the way to Texas.
Each of its front wings is only 4.5 to 7 millimetres long.
The grown-ups fly from March to late September, so there are at least two generations a year.
Most asked questions about Suzuki's promalactis moth
?Where does Suzuki's promalactis moth come from?
It comes from Korea, Japan and Taiwan. It now also lives in many states of the eastern United States.
?What do Suzuki's promalactis moth caterpillars eat?
They feed under the bark of rotting logs, such as cherry, peach and oak.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Promalactis suzukiella
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Oecophoridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Oecophoridae
- Lives on
- Asia, North America
Where the facts come from
- Promalactis suzukiella (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Judy Gallagher. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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