Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
A very common species throughout Belgium, especially in the northern part.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Erebidae > Subfamily: Lymantriinae > Tribus: Lymantriini > Genus: Lymantria > Species: Lymantria dispar
- Vernacular names
- Plakker (NL), Gypsy Moth (EN), Le Disparate, la Spongieuse, le Zigzag (FR), Schwammspinner (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 28 (as Liparis Dispar). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Egg
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Hibernates as an egg, laid in batches on the bark, twigs and leaves of the larval food plants.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid June till late August in one generation a year. Male comes to light, and also flies by day. Female apparently does not fly far from the cocoon.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Myrica gale and Salix repens
The larva lives on a great variety of deciduous trees and herbaceous plants. In some regions it can become a pest.
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