Gypsy Moth Egg Case and Caterpillars - Lymantria dispar

They had just hatched!

Habitat: This egg mass was on a shed in a rural yard.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Sorry for the re-identification, there were multiple species records for this one conflicting with each other, had to do some cleanup. Feel free to remove and re-identify if you want, but please use "Gypsy moth" as the term in that case, as this species has like a 100 synonyms. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  No problem! I didn’t even notice, so I’m glad you did! Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Oh, and awesome find! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! Posted 6 years ago

The Spongy Moth

Lymantria dispar, the gypsy moth, 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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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Ferdy Christant