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Spongy moth | |
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Mounted Lymantria dispar dispar male | |
Mounted Lymantria dispar dispar female | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Lymantria |
Species: | L. dispar |
Binomial name | |
Lymantria dispar | |
Subspecies | |
L. d. dispar (European spongy moth) | |
Synonyms | |
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Lymantria dispar, renamed spongy moth in 2022, formerly gypsy moth, is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. It has subspecies, for example L. d. dispar and L. d. japonica. Lymantria dispar has become an introduced species. It is from Europe, Africa, and Asia, but humans brought it to North America and South America by accident. The larvae (caterpillars) can eat the leaves off broad-leaved and the needles off pine-like trees. The catarpillars can damage trees and forests badly. Lymantria dispar is listed among the world's 100 most invasive alien species.
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