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990461 – 19461 – Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) – Spongy Moth

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(1) Pogue, M.G., and Schaefer, P.W. (2007). A review of selected species of Lymantria Hubner [1819] including three new species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Lymantriinae) from subtropical and temperate regions of Asia, some potentially invasive to North America. Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team.

© Mike Pogue ssp. asiatica

© Mike Pogue ssp. japonica

© Mike Pogue ssp. dispar. variation within the sub species

© Christi Jaeger, MEM

© Christi Jaeger, MEM

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