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Lymantria dispar
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Lymantria dispar, also known as the gypsy moth, and in the United States, the spongy moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae native to Europe and Asia. Lymantria dispar is subdivided into se
Lymantria dispar MHNT.CUT.2012.0.357 Col de Cricheto Bastelica male Dos
Lymantria dispar MHNT.CUT.2012.0.357 Col de Cricheto Bastelica male Dos
Lymantria dispar MHNT.CUT.2012.0.357 Claix Female Dos
Lymantria dispar MHNT.CUT.2012.0.357 Claix Female Dos
A L. dispar caterpillar
A L. dispar caterpillar
Male & Female Moths
Male & Female Moths
Lymantria dispar in the United States
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In 1868, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot, a French scientist living in Medford, Massachusetts, introduced into the United States the gypsy moth, which is now also termed the "spongy moth" within that nation
Lymantria dispar
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First occurrence around Medford, Massachusetts (1888)
First occurrence around Medford, Massachusetts (1888)
A tree stripped by gypsy moth larvae
A tree stripped by gypsy moth larvae
Aerial photo showing gypsy moth defoliation of hardwood trees along the Allegheny Front near Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, in July 2007. The light green pa
Aerial photo showing gypsy moth defoliation of hardwood trees along the Allegheny Front near Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, in July 2007. The light green patches on hilltops are trees that had begun growing new leaves by the time this picture was taken.