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Naturalis Biodiversity Center The North American Oak Skeletonizer, a very small moth, has invaded North West Europe since 1989, and feeds commonly on planted Northern Red Oaks in the Netherlands, Belgium and adjacent Germany. It is hypothesized that cocoons attached to any material were transported by air, eg by NATO aircraft, after which the moths found their favorite hostplant commonly planted. This is only the second North American insect ever found in Europe on the American Red...