Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) - iMoths - Bedfordshire Moths Mobile


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Gypsy Moth
Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erebidae : Lymantriinae

2034 / 72.011
Immigrant

Photo © Roger Murphy, 17/8/2021 Clifton

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Forewing:	M 20-24mm. F 31-35mm.
Flight:	One generation July-Aug.
Foodplant:	Bog-myrtle and Creeping Willow.
Red List:
GB Status:	Naturalised / Immigrant
Former Status:	Immigrant (Resident )
Verification Grade: Adult: 1

Bedfordshire status
Recent colonist

Verification Grade Comment: Acceptable flight time in county: 25 July to 31 August - a photo will be required if reported outside these dates

Recorded in 15 (68%) of 22 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 2017.
Last Recorded in 2024.

Further info: Lymantria dispar