The Box Tree Moth (BTM) caterpillars are green and hairy, with black stripes and white dots. They grow to about 1 to 2 inches. Adults are white with a thick brown border on the wings and are active at ...
They go on to develop black and white stripes on their bodies as they mature ... within the box plant’s leaves to eventually ...
The box tree moth is not a threat to Michigan ... The pest caterpillars are green and yellow with white, yellow, and black ...
Until the mid-1800s the light typica peppered moth was the most widespread and familiar ... and biting flies such as horseflies avoid landing on black-and-white striped surfaces.