Thaumetopoea processionea

TaxID: 499230

Basic Information

Thaumetopoea processionea

Oak Processionary, Oak Processionary Moth

The oak processionary (OPM) (Thaumetopoea processionea) is a moth whose caterpillars can be found in oak forests, where they feed on oak leaves, causing significant damage. They travel in nose-to-tail processions (hence their name), often arrow-headed, with a leader followed by rows of several caterpillars abreast. They are a human irritant because of their venomous setae (specifically urticating hairs), which can cause skin irritation and asthma. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Notodontidae

Thaumetopoea

processionea

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (16 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (32 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina Absent 2019
Austria PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) 2019
Belgium PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) 2019
Bulgaria PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) 2019
Cyprus PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) 2019
Czechia PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) 2019
Germany PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) 2019
Denmark PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) 2019
Spain PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) 2019
Estonia PZ Quarantine pest ((EU) 2019/2072 Annex III) 2019
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Distribution (38 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Albania Present —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Bulgaria Present —
Switzerland Present —
Czechia Present —
Germany Present —
Denmark Present —
Spain Present —
France Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_965614485.1 Chromosome 724 14688 14819 -
GCA_965614445.1 Scaffold 597 327 7349 -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR28004043 Whole larva Larval stage 5 not determined 43976904 Germany:Briesener Zootzen
SRR28004042 Whole larva Larval stage 5 not determined 48536565 Germany:Briesener Zootzen
ERR14986756 - - male 37147095 -

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

Literature