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MeSH Heading: Lymantria dispar
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650.050
Unique ID: D000097664
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000097664
Scope Note: Moths of genus Lymantria in the family Erebidae, order Lepidoptera. European-origin subspecies Lymantria dispar dispar was formerly known as gypsy moth and accidentally released in Medford, Massachusetts. Now they are called spongy moths and have spread to many states from Virginia to Michigan and pockets of California. Spongy moth caterpillars cause severe defoliation of oaks and other trees and shrubs. LYMANTRIA DISPAR is a group of related Asian-origin subspecies moths known to cause more extensive damage in its native range because its females are active fliers unlike spongy moths of European origin. FSMC includes Lymantria dispar asiatica, L. d. japonica, L. albescens, L. umbrosa, and L. postalba.
Entry Term(s): Asian Gypsy Moth; Asian Gypsy Moths; Asian Spongy Moth; European Gypsy Moth; European Gypsy Moths; Flighted Spongy Moth Complex; Lymantria albescens; Lymantria dispar asiatica; Lymantria dispar dispar; Lymantria dispar japonica; Lymantria post-alba; Lymantria postalba; Lymantria umbrosa; Phalaena dispar; Porthetria umbrosa; Spongy Moth
Registry Numbers: txid871304; txid871305; txid871934; txid871933; txid1369825; txid690910
Related Numbers: txid13123
Public MeSH Note: 2026; was Flighted Spongy Moth Complex 2024-2026; for Lymantria dispar dispar see under Moths 2024-2026
History Note: 2026; was Flighted Spongy Moth Complex 2024-2026; for Lymantria dispar dispar use under Moths 2024-2026
Date Introduced: 2024/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

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Eukaryota [B01]
- Animals [B01.050]
  - Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
    - Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
      - Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]
        
        Pterygota [B01.050.500.131.617.720]
        
        Neoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500]
        
        Holometabola [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500]
        
        Lepidoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937]
        
        Moths [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650]
        
        Lymantria dispar [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650.050]
        
        Bombyx [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650.100]
        
        Helicoverpa armigera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650.207]
        
        Lobesia botrana [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650.313]
        
        Manduca [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650.525]
        
        Spodoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.937.650.700]

Lymantria dispar Preferred

Lymantria dispar asiatica Narrower

Lymantria dispar japonica Narrower

Lymantria albescens Narrower

Lymantria umbrosa Narrower

Lymantria postalba Narrower

Lymantria dispar dispar Related

Concept UI: M000764321
Registry Numbers: txid690910
Terms: Lymantria dispar dispar Preferred Term
Term UI T001136199
Date04/12/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2023); European Gypsy Moth
Term UI T001146885
Date02/03/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2026); European Gypsy Moths
Term UI T001146909
Date02/04/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2026); Spongy Moth
Term UI T001146886
Date02/03/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2026)

Flighted Spongy Moth Complex Narrower

Concept UI: M000768710
Scope Note: Asian moths known to cause extensive damage in trees and shrubs by defoliation. LYMANTRIA DISPAR females are active fliers unlike spongy moths of European origin, enabling their rapid spread.
Terms: Flighted Spongy Moth Complex Preferred Term
Term UI T001136156
Date04/12/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Asian Gypsy Moth
Term UI T001136153
Date04/12/2023
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Asian Gypsy Moths
Term UI T001136165
Date04/12/2023
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Asian Spongy Moth
Term UI T001136166
Date04/12/2023
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Lymantria dispar MeSH Descriptor Data 2026