🦋Lymantria dispar

Lymantria dispar Linnaeus, 1758

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 several subspecies, with subspecies such as L. d. dispar and L. d. japonica being clearly identifiable without ambiguity. Lymantria dispar has been introduced to several continents and is now additionally found as an invasive species in Africa, North America and South America. The polyphagous larvae live on a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees and can cause severe damage in years of mass reproduction. Due to these features, Lymantria dispar is listed among the world's 100 worst invasive alien species.

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Gypsy Moth

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Maximum lifespan: not recorded

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Mariposa-cigana (pt), brudnica nieparka (pl), непарный шелкопряд (ru), Bombyx disparate (fr), губар (sr), Lymantria dispar (es) … and 23 more languages

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