The Palm moth Paysandisia archon is a very large moth with a wingspan of 110mm.
It causes damages on palm trees and can cause the death of these palm trees, especially Trachycarpus..
Palm moth is located in Europe since the 90s , it’s an invasive species, specially in southern France.
Red Palm Weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is another invasive species, which sometimes causes fatal damages to palm trees too.
Palm tree disease treatment is based on biological weapons like nematods, which will kill the palm moth larvae.
It’s Palm moth larvae who can cause fatal damage to palm trees, they build larva gallery which kills th tree, the butterfly isn’t dangerous itself.
