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 |
|---|---|
| Ocneria dispar | (Linnaeus) |
| Porthetria dispar | (Linnaeus) |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 )