Erebidae : Lymantriinae
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Gypsy Moth
Lymantria dispar
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Black Arches
Lymantria monacha

(Linnaeus, 1758) 2033 / 72.010

Morley's Final Catalogue: Broadly distributed and probably a good deal commoner than is generally supposed in all our larger oak-woods. Copdock and Redhouse wood (Hkg); not rare in Bentley woods on oak trunks 1895 (Mly), 1918 (Platten), 1925 (D); Ipswich, by no means rare about Playford in 1858 (Gr), larvae on fir at Stowmarket (C), West Stow; larvae on fir at Tuddenham and Brandon (Vivian). Glemham Magna, Henham, Sotterley, Lowestoft, Worlingham, taken at Flixton near Bungay by Sir F. Adair (Tom's Records of Flixton 1915, p.36); Benacre in 1936 (Gd), and a good number at light in Fritton woods in Augusts 1933-35 (Tr. ii, ci).

Recent Suffolk status: Common.

Life history: Single-brooded in the summer.

Identification: Gypsy moth is brown in the male. Female Gypsy moth has a blunt abdomen while female Black arches has a pointed abdomen.

Habitat: Found in a wide variety of wooded habitats.

Recorded in 51 (88%) of 58 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1858.
Last Recorded in 2023.
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Determination
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
15/09/2023125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
01/09/2023+25TM47 - Blythburgh/Dunwich
31/08/2023125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
29/08/2023125TM25 - Wickham Market/Otley
29/08/2023126TL78 - Brandon/Lakenheath
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Forewing: 18-28mm
Flight: One generation July - August
Foodplant:   Oak
Red List: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Former Status: Local
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
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