#2404 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Spongy Moth

🇳🇱 Plakker ·Lymantria dispar

🦋 Butterflies & moths 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © richardjaybee · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Brian Bailey · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
3. © Patrick Hanly · CC BY 4.0
4. © Jennifer Murdoch · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Marie-Lise Beaudin · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © Jason M Crockwell · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Marco Vicariotto · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
10. © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Lymantria dispar , the gypsy moth , are moths in the family Erebidae. Lymantria dispar covers many subspecies, subspecies identification such as L. d. dispar or L. d. japonica leaves no ambiguity in identification. Lymantria dispar subspecies have a range which covers in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and South America.

base stats

NL sightings 1,017iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 84,019iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 1,017 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #20 most seen of the butterflies & moths in NL.
84,019 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).