Lymantria dispar(LYMADI)
Overview Code created in: 2000-12-25
- EPPO Code: LYMADI
- Preferred name: Lymantria dispar
- Authority: (Linnaeus)
Since 2021, the Entomological Society of America and of Canada recommend to use the name "spongy moth" instead of "gypsy moth" due to “gypsy” being a widely acknowledged ethnic slur. See https://entsoc.org/publications/common-names/spongy-moth.
Name | Authority |
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Ocneria dispar | (Linnaeus) |
Porthetria dispar | (Linnaeus) |
Name | Language |
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gypsy moth | English |
spongy moth | English (US) |
gemeiner Schwammspinner | German |
Großdickkopf | German |
großer Schwammspinner | German |
bombyx disparate | French |
spongieuse | French |
zig-zag | French |
lagarta peluda de los encinares | Spanish |
bombice dispari | Italian |
farfalla dispari | Italian |
limantria dispari | Italian |
plakker | Dutch |
stamuil | Dutch |
zigzag | Dutch |
lagarta-do-sobreiro | Portuguese |
limântria | Portuguese |
lövskogsnunna | Swedish |
trädgårdsnunna | Swedish |
maimaiga | Japanese |
непарный шелкопряд | Russian |
lovskovnonne | Danish |
lauvskognonne | Norwegian |
lehtinunna | Finnish |
kir tirtili | Turkish |
tavai haalon hasayir | Hebrew |
Kingdom
Animalia (
1ANIMK )
Phylum
Arthropoda (
1ARTHP )
Subphylum
Hexapoda (
1HEXAQ )
Class
Insecta (
1INSEC )
Order
Lepidoptera (
1LEPIO )
Family
Erebidae (
1EREBF )
Genus
Lymantria (
1LYMAG )
Species
Lymantria dispar (
LYMADI )