#Spongy moth

[hellsitegenetics]

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String isolated:

T T A

G T CT A

AT T TG

, A GT G!

G ATTAC A T,

AT, A T !

Closest match: Lymantria dispar genome assembly, chromosome: 30 Common name: Spongy moth

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[moths-daily]

Could you do Spongy Moths? (I found out about them at summer camp because they are invasive in the area, which was in upstate New York.)

Moth Of The Day #119

Spongy Moth

Lymantria dispar

From the erebidae family. They have a wingspan of 40-90 mm. They tend to inhabit wooldland and forests. They can be found in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America.

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[onenicebugperday]

@sweatmeats submitted: In new york state– looks like a spongy moth egg sac, but do you know whats happening to it? little black flies/gnats were crawling around it, i figure they were eating the eggs but couldnt find a name for anything that would do that.

I don’t know offhand! We don’t have spongy moths where I live so I’ve never witnessed it. Might be some sort of parasitoid. If I could see the bugs clearly I could at least ID what type they might be.

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[vintagewildlife]

Spongy moth caterpillars on a tree trunk By: Unknown photographer From: Natural History Magazine 1926

#spongy moth #moth #insect #arthropod #invertebrate #1926 #1920s #Natural History Magazine

[fly1ngf0x]

I have nothing to post but this Nichiko doodle I’m sorry

I really want to build my characters and the plot all these characters are apart of, as well as get better with Adobe animate

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[ruinxl0ve]

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[lacymoonchild]

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[bugotd]

bug of the day: spongy from @dreamscreep

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[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

Spongy Moth - Lymantria dispar (pupal and egg casings) (formerly Gypsy Moth)

The last few posts featuring this insect showcased their egg cases being placed on urban structures such as wooden decks and metal fences. With such a big world to explore, Insects have to be resourceful with the materials around them. This is more so important given that the female Moths of this specie are flightless due to their weight, despite their large white wings, and thusly cannot travel very far to lay eggs from their pupal casing. Fortunately, the females have strong pheromones to catch the attention of the brown-colored males. The result: the many eggs cases you see along these sections of a tree! The natural environment provides ample hiding places for these egg masses, and given the amount of masses (and pupal casings) there were quite a few Moths calling this tree home. Unless the masses are scraped off and removed, the grey Caterpillars with colorful bumps will hatch next year and have themselves a pine feast to enjoy. Yes, pine needles are on the menu of these generalists, but if they can wriggle far enough from one tree to the next, they might find another new tree to feed on, leading to new infestations without proper management.

Though an invasive specie to North America and a potentially destructive pest as a result, the Gypsy Moth is still examined with curiosity and respect by scientists. As such, let me take you down a small rabbit hole I’ve been following the last few days. Due to the connotations that the word ‘gypsy’ has, a proposal was made to officially change the common name of this Moth. For the finer details, please refer to this article here from the Entomological Society of America, but the long story short is the former name was removed from the list of common names in July of 2021 and the new name was adopted and approved in early 2022. This new name aims to focus on the biology of Moth, and as such reflects the aforementioned egg cases like the ones on the trees here. The new name is Spongy Moth, which seems to originate from "spongieuse", the French name for the insect (of course, referring to the spongy egg masses). This blog will adopt this name as well (posts will be adjusted), and I do approve of the new name since it actually reflects something that the Moth is known for. However, I do see this change taking a while to enter the common lexicon and due to the negative reputation of this insect as a defoliator, I can see the former name being used as slang. As well, while the common name may be applicable in North America since L. dispar is the only one of its genus here, there may be overlap with the masses of other Moths in the Lymantria genus, but since L.dispar gets all the attention, it’s hard to tell. Looking through this literature however, there many varieties of egg masses among the tropical species. Have a look for yourself. 

Pictures were taken on July 9, 2022 near Kleinburg village with a Google Pixel 4.

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[zoology-time]

Spongy Moth (laying eggs), Lymantria dispar

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[ayanos-pl]

【庭】ピラカンサにいたカラフルで毛深いひとはマイマイガだったようです。

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[hellsitegenetics]

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String identified:

G T AT G T!!!!!!

T T T C T A C T AG AT' A???

!!!! AAAA A AT' A!!!! T AT AA T!!!!!! T T A AGC!!!!! A AA

Closest match: Lymantria dispar genome assembly, chromosome: 27 Common name: Spongy moth

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[wausaupilot]

After record outbreak, Wisconsin could see another bad year for spongy moths

By Danielle Kaeding– Wisconsin Public Radio Wisconsin saw its worst spongy moth outbreak in more than a decade in 2023. The state could see a repeat this year, unless spring rains help decrease their population. Spongy moths, renamed in 2022, are invasive insects native to Europe, Asia and North Africa. They were first introduced in the late 1800s, and outbreaks occur every five to 10 years.…

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#afternoon update #spongy moth #spongy moth caterpillars #Wisconsin Public Radio

[onenicebugperday]

@chehukyu​ submitted: also sharing some lil guys hanging around my uni dorm commons, idk if any photos are good enough to ID but they’re in [removed] (pls remove :) ) just in case. i know theyre moths and a jumping spider tho :)

The moths are possibly male spongy moths, but hard to tell for sure from those photos. The jumper is too small for me to ID but it is very cute!

#arachnids #bugs #spider #submission #animals #insects #moth #Lymantria dispar #spongy moth #maybe #jumping spider

[vintagewildlife]

Spongy moths By: Unknown photographer From: Natural History Magazine 1926

#spongy moth #moth #insect #arthropod #invertebrate #1926 #1920s #Natural History Magazine

[irradiatedsnakes]

FIGURED OUT FURRY TOME!! FINALLY!!! she's a jumping bean moth.

#mp100 #art #kurata tome #tome Had to be an invertebrate but it too me so long to figure out what sort. #leaning toward Something with antennae and eventually landed on moth.....scrolling thru the wikipedia list of animals that have been to spa #ce. ended up between spongy moth and jumping beans #jumping beans felt appropriately weird #furry mp100