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Lymantria dispar

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spongy moth on a leaf

spongy moth on a leaf

Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) in the night"r"n

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Detailed closeup on a male spongy moth, Lymantria dispar dispar with its bat-like antenna.

Lymantria dispar dispar, c, spongy moth

Detailed closeup on a male spongy moth, Lymantria dispar dispar with its bat-like antenna.

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spongy moth on a piece of grass

spongy moth on a piece of grass

Closeup of a spongy moth, euchaetes moth or lithosarctia witti moth climbing under the long leaf grass. Black hairy garden caterpillar crawling under a green leaf

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Spongy moth larvae on tree branches.

Spongy moth larvae

Spongy moth larvae on tree branches.

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Spongy moth - Lymantria dispar dispar next to eaten leaf.

Spongy moth - Lymantria dispar dispar

The antennae of the male spongy moth are feather-like to detect female pheromones.

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a gypsy moth caterpillar on a raspberry leaf

Gypsy moth caterpillar on a raspberry leaf.

The only time Gypsy moths eat during their lifespans is when they are caterpillars.

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Spongy Moth - Photo 7

Macro of gypst moth caterpillar, facing the camera. It is on a green leaf. There are five pairs of blue dots and pairs of red dots visible along the learnt of the caterpillars hairy body.
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Spongy Moth - Photo 8

A gray and brown spongy moth caterpillar with hair sticking out from every direction. In the photograph the caterpillar appears to be facing the left with two false black eyes visible toward the left part of the frame along the caterpillar’s back are four pairs of black dots sprouting black hairs and then six pairs of red dots sprouting black hairs. The caterpillar skin is mottled from light tan to dark brown. The caterpillar is perched on a green leaf with yellow veins.
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Spongy Moth - Photo 9

3 gypsy moth caterpillars are visible center frame on a oval shaped green leaf. A darker caterpillar is seen at the top of the leaf and to somewhat lighter caterpillars are seen below that. The leaf has holes in it as if they have been eating it. There is another similarly sized green leave with holes in it adjacent to the green leaf the caterpillars are on. The background is out of focus greenery.
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Spongy Moth - Photo 10

Macro of a spongy moth caterpillar on an almost completely destroyed oak leaf. The caterpillar has presumably eatenmozt of the leaf. What's left of the leaf is green. The caterpillar is brownish/gray with stiff black hairs sticking out from its body. On the top of its back is sports four pairs of blue spots and six pairs of red.
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