Lymantria dispar asiatica

Lymantria dispar asiatica
Mounted male
Mounted female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lymantria
Species:
L. dispar
Subspecies:
L. d. asiatica
Trinomial name
Lymantria dispar asiatica
Vnukovskij, 1926

Lymantria dispar asiatica, the LDA moth or Asian spongy moth,[1][2] also known as the Asian gypsy moth,[a] is a moth in the family Erebidae of Eurasian origin. It is similar to Lymantria dispar dispar in appearance, but adult females can fly. It is classified as a pest and is host to over 500 species of trees, shrubs and plants.

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  3. ^ "Bug experts seeking new name for destructive gypsy moths". king5.com. July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.


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