Brown-tail moth
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The brown-tail moth is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is native to Europe, neighboring countries in Asia, and the north coast of Africa. Descriptions of outbreaks, i.e., large population increases
Euproctis chrysorrhoea 1
Euproctis chrysorrhoea
Caterpillar, dorsal view, showing two red dots near tail
Female
Compsilura concinnata
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Compsilura concinnata is a parasitoid native to Europe that was introduced to North America in 1906 to control invasive populations of the exotic spongy moth, which primarily infests forests. The fly
Brown-tail moth
…of New England from eastern Connecticut to Maine, and northward into New Brunswick, Canada, but the 1906 introduction of the parasitic tachinid fly Compsilura concinnata to counter spongy moths collaterally impacted brown-tail moths. By the late 20th century the habitat was reduced to the coast and islands of Maine, and…
Compsilura concinnata 1