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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar
Lymantria dispar(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Erebidae
  2. Lymantriinae
  3. Lymantriini
  4. Lymantria
  5. Porthetria
  6.  dispar
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Habitat

  • Avenues of trees
  • Deciduous forests
  • Gardens
  • Mixed forests
  • Orchards
  • Parks

Similar species

  • Lymantria (L.) monacha
MU

40-50 mm

FU

60-90 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    AzərbaycancaTək ipəksarıyan
    CatalàEruga peluda del suro
    ČeskyBekyně velkohlavá
    DanskLøvskovsnonne
    DeutschSchwammspinner
    Eesti keelKäsnalainelane
    EnglishGypsy Moth
    EspañolLagarta peluda
    FrançaisDisparate
    FrançaisNonne
    FrançaisSpongieuse
    FrançaisZigzag
    HrvatskiGubar glavonja
    ItalianoBombice dispari
    LatviešuOzolu mūķenes
    LietuviųNeporinis verpikas
    MagyarGyapjaslepke
    NederlandsPlakker
    NorskLøvskognonne
    PolskiBrudnica nieparka
    SlovenčinaMníška veľkohlavá
    SrpskiГубар
    SuomeksiLehtinunna
    SvenskaLövskogsnunna
    БеларускаяНяпарны шаўкапрад
    БългарскиГъботворка
    РусскийВолнянка непарная
    РусскийШелкопряд непарный
    ҚазақшаДербесжұп
    ქართულიარაფარდი პარკხვევია
    中文舞毒蛾
    日本語マイマイガ
    한국어매미나방
    زبان_فارسیابریشم‌باف ناجور
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FagaceaeQuercusOak
    RosaceaeCrataegusHawthorn
    RosaceaeMalusApple
    SalicaceaePopulusPoplar
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
    UlmaceaeUlmusElm
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Pacific Northwest Moths
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Male, upperside.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Hrušov

Male, upperside.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Male.

Paulo Lopes RodriguesPortugal, Almaceda

Female, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Female, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Copulating pair.

André Rui Magalhães AndradePortugal, Barcelos

Larva.

Никита ЧулаевUkraine, Харків

Larva.

Joanna Zopoth-LipiejkoPoland, Toruń

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Szczecin-Klęskowo

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Zamczysko

Larva.

Marek GrabarczykPoland, Gdańsk

Larva.

Krzysztof SternalPoland, Wrocław-Świniary

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Hrušov

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Hrušov

Pupa.

Joanna Zopoth-LipiejkoPoland, Toruń

Eggs.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Hrušov

Eggs.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wrocław-Leśnica

Eggs.

Maroš HederaSlovakia
Extinct
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