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
First occurrence around Medford, Massachusetts (1888)
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 patches on hilltops are trees that had begun growing new leaves by the time this picture was taken.
Lymantria dispar dispar
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Lymantria dispar dispar, commonly known as the gypsy moth, European gypsy moth, or North American gypsy moth or spongy moth, is a subspecies of the species Lymantria dispar in the family Erebidae. The
Lymantria dispar in the United States
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L. d. dispar larvae emerging from egg masses (Guelph, Ontario, May 2020).
L. d. dispar caterpillar on paper