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Gypsy Moth

Lymantria dispar

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Erebidae

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.

Distribution

Martien van den Heuvel · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 27,374Germany · 7,191France · 3,231United Kingdom · 2,048Italy · 1,313Spain · 931Switzerland · 442Belgium · 283Luxembourg · 126