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Lymantria dispar dispar, commonly known as the gypsy moth, [1] European gypsy moth, LDD moth, or (in North America) North American gypsy moth or spongy moth, [2] is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It has a native range that extends over Europe and parts of Africa, and is an invasive species in North America.
The etymology of "gypsy moth" is not conclusively known; however, the term is known to have been in use (as 'Gipsey') as early as 1832. [7] Moths of the subfamily Lymantriinae are commonly called tussock moths due to the tussock-like tufts of hair on the caterpillars. [8]: 9 The name Lymantria dispar is composed
The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), formerly known as the gypsy moth, was introduced in 1868 into the United States by Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, a French scientist living in Medford, Massachusetts. Because native silk-spinning caterpillars were susceptible to disease, Trouvelot imported the species in order to breed a more resistant hybrid ...
The spongy moth is the newest forest-destroying insect, that feed off and destroys more than 300 types of trees and shrubs. What to know. The spongy moth is the newest forest-destroying insect ...
Move over, cicada broods; the spongy moth is the real invasive insect that you should be concerned about.
Adult moths: From early June to early October, adult spongy moths emerge. Male moths are mottled brown with feathery antennae and black wing markings, and have a wingspan of about 1.5 inches.
Lymantria dispar asiatica, the LDA moth or Asian spongy moth, [1] [2] also known as the Asian gypsy moth, [a] is a moth in the family Erebidae of Eurasian origin. It is similar to Lymantria dispar dispar in appearance, but adult females can fly. It is classified as a pest and is host to over 500 species of trees, shrubs and plants.
In the larvae of some species, hairs are gathered in dense tufts along the back and this gives them the common name of tussocks or tussock moths. Lymantria means "destroyer", and several species are important defoliators of forest trees, including the spongy moth Lymantria dispar , the Douglas-fir tussock moth Orgyia pseudotsugata, and the nun ...