Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Register
·
Log In
Home
Guide
ID Request
Recent
Frass
Forums
Donate
Help
Clickable Guide
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Registration
is open for the
2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho
July 24-27
Moth submissions
from
National Moth Week 2023
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico
, July 20-24
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana
, April 28-May 2
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2019 gathering in Louisiana
, July 25-27
Photos of
insects
and
people
from the
2018 gathering in Virginia
, July 27-29
Previous events
Taxonomy
Browse
Info
Images
Links
Books
Data
Home
» Guide »
Arthropods (Arthropoda)
»
Hexapods (Hexapoda)
»
Insects (Insecta)
»
Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera)
»
Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea)
»
Erebidae
»
Tussock Moths (Lymantriinae)
»
Lymantriini
»
Lymantria
»
Spongy Moth - Hodges#8318 (Lymantria dispar)
Photo#768552
Copyright © 2013
Yurika Alexander
New caterpillar on white oak -
Lymantria dispar
Atco, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
May 9, 2013
Size: 5mm?
This is new to my favorite white oak!
Images of this individual:
tag all
tag
·
login
or
register
to post comments
Contributed by
Yurika Alexander
on 9 May, 2013 - 6:00pm
Last updated 13 May, 2013 - 6:41pm
Moved
Moved from
Butterflies and Moths
.
…
Yurika Alexander
, 13 May, 2013 - 6:42pm
login
or
register
to post comments
We have population booms and busts
here pretty regularly. The Gypsy Moths come and go. There doesn't seem to be any major impact on our ecosystems. When they get too numerous a fungal outbreak occurs and wipes them out for a while. There really has been no need for mass aerial spraying of all things Lepidopteran. We actually enjoy the occasional high population years when the cuckoos seem to stick around and breed locally in high numbers because of the increase in food availability. It maybe that as the climate is disrupted our outbreaks may become more severe and we have to resort to spraying, but right now things seem to work fine here without it.
…
john and jane balaban
, 10 May, 2013 - 8:14am
login
or
register
to post comments
Sad to report that it seems likely
to be a Gypsy
Arpad may be able to be more certain.
…
john and jane balaban
, 9 May, 2013 - 11:26pm
login
or
register
to post comments
Oh no!
We had Gypsy Moth aerial spraying few years back and I didn't see them last year. But it looks like they are back! Now I remember I had Gypsy cat on that white oak before (I didn't notice this early instar though)...
…
Yurika Alexander
, 10 May, 2013 - 1:16am
login
or
register
to post comments
Comment viewing options
Flat list - collapsed
Flat list - expanded
Threaded list - collapsed
Threaded list - expanded
Date - newest first
Date - oldest first
10 comments per page
30 comments per page
50 comments per page
70 comments per page
90 comments per page
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.