Genus Lymantria

Classification · Numbers · Size

Gypsy moth males - Lymantria dispar - male

early instar on beech 06/22 - Lymantria dispar

Moth Identification help please - Lymantria dispar

Gypsy at Lights - Lymantria dispar - male

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea

Family Lymantriidae (Tussock Moths)

Tribe Lymantriini

Genus Lymantria

Numbers

This genus has only one species in North America, the introduced species Lymantria dispar, or Gypsy Moth. (There are a number of species in Eurasia--see, for example, Wikipedia--Lymantria.)

Size

Males typically have a wingspan of 38 mm, while for females the wingspan is somewhat larger.

Contributed by Stephen Cresswell on 29 November, 2004 - 6:37pm
Additional contributions by cotinis
Last updated 11 May, 2009 - 9:17am

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