Lymantria dispar asiatica
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Lymantria dispar asiatica, the LDA moth or Asian spongy moth,[1][2] also known as the Asian gypsy moth,[lower-alpha 1] is a moth in the family Erebidae of Eurasian origin. It is similar to Lymantria dispar dispar in appearance, but adult females can fly. It is classified as a pest and is host to over 500 species of trees, shrubs and plants.
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Lymantria dispar asiatica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Lymantria |
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Subspecies: | L. d. asiatica |
Trinomial name | |
Lymantria dispar asiatica Vnukovskij, 1926 |
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