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Species Account for Lymantria dispar

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Lymantria dispar  (Linnaeus, 1758) 72.011
Gypsy Moth
Lepidoptera: macromoths: Erebidae

Gypsy Moth Copyright: Peter Furze

 
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Taxonomic group: larger moths (Lepidoptera: macromoths) - County data

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Verification Grade: Adult:
Adult: Distinctive


Status: Extinct

Records: 991
First Record: 2008
Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 52
Pre-1992 hectads: 0
Total hectads: 52

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Lymantria dispar Gypsy Moth
Gypsy Moth 2018
Gypsy Moth 2018
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Gypsy Moth in August 2013
Gypsy Moth in August 2013

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Habitats

Broad Habitat Data (based on 340 records with habitat information)

Broad subhabitat Data (based on 6 records with subhabitat information)

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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 991 records with habitat detail and method information)

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