Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Summary 4

Lymantria dispar are moths in the family Erebidae. Lymantria dispar covers many subspecies, subspecies identification such as L. d. dispar or L. d. japonica leaves no ambiguity in identification. Lymantria dispar subspecies have a range which covers in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and South America.

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  1. (c) Phil Myers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://animaldiversity.org/collections/contributors/phil_myers/lepidoptera/Erebidae_L-P/lymantria2241/medium.jpg
  2. (c) Thijs Calu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/50017496@N08/5578781633
  3. (c) Sara Rall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sara Rall
  4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lymantria_dispar

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Status introduced