Moth Photographers Group – Lymantria dispar

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930141.00 – 8318 Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Distribution:	Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data. Suggested by Heppner as a species straying into, but not breeding in, Florida.
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Phalaena dispar Linnaeus, 1758 • Lymantria andalusiaca Reinig, 1938 • Lymantria asiatica Vnukowskij, 1926 • Lymantria bocharae Goldschmidt, 1940 • Lymantria chosensis Goldschmidt, 1940 • Ocneria erebus Mieg, 1886 • Lymantria hokkaidoensis Goldschmidt, 1940 • Lymantria kolthoffi Bryk, [1948] • Lymantria koreibia Bryk, [1948] • Lymantria mediterraneae Goldschmidt, 1940 • Lymantria praeterea Kardakoff, 1928

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
Ferguson, D. C., 1978. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 22.2: p. 90; pl. 1.9-12. order or free PDF
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 49.9m, 49.10f; p. 274. Book Review and ordering
Species Page at Block Island Moths
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths