gypsy moth
Insecta (Hexapoda) > Lepidoptera > Lymantriidae
Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus)
Host: European white birch
Betula pendula Roth
Photographer: Hannes Lemme,
Descriptor: Adult(s)
Description: Female over egg mass. Empty pupae of nun moth and two empty pupae of gypsy moth, below, right of female. Surface of nun moth pupae is shiny with white-yellow long bristles. This was a pine stand with some birch during a nun moth outbreak Sachsen, Germany
Image Citation:
Hannes Lemme, , www.forestryimages.org
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