I am writing a fact sheet about box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) for Penn State as the moth was discovered in Toronoto, Canada in 2018 and I’d like to alert American horticulturalists to look out for it. I was hoping to get permission to use some of your photographs in the fact sheet as they are some of the best photos I’ve found of box tree moths. Specifically I was hoping to use the following photos:

http://lepidoptera.nature4stock.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_5131_Cydalima_perspectalis_s.jpg

http://lepidoptera.nature4stock.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_6080_Cydalima_perspectalis_s.jpg

http://lepidoptera.nature4stock.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_5134_Cydalima_perspectalis_s.jpg

http://lepidoptera.nature4stock.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_5137_Cydalima_perspectalis_s.jpg

http://lepidoptera.nature4stock.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_6975_Cydalima_perspectalis_s.jpg

http://lepidoptera.nature4stock.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_6981_Cydalima_perspectalis_s.jpg

I would of course credit you as the photographer and provide a link to your website.

Best regards,
Michael Skvarla

I’m a member of the Piedmont Master Gardeners, a volunteer group in Charlottesville, VA, USA. We’re writing an article about box tree moths for our monthly newsletter – boxwoods are very very popular in Virginia, so the moths are a big concern for our readers.

May we have permission to use some of your beautiful photos of Cydalima perspectalis for our article? We will of course credit you and link to your website.

Thank you very much-

Chris Stroupe
Piedmont Master Gardeners
Charlottesville, VA, USA

Thank you! The article will be “published” in March 2026 and will appear here: https://piedmontmastergardeners.org/garden-shed/