#spongy moth

[onenicebugperday]

no need for identification, just wanted to share this cool photo i took of a moth recently :)

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh antennae. 11/10

[antiqueanimals]

Animal Coloration: An Account of the Principal Facts and Theories Relating to the Colors and Markings of Animals. Written by Frank E. Beddard. 1895.

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[hellsitegenetics]

I DESTROY THE LIFE YOU SAVOR

KILLING YOU WITH PERFECT LASER

MORE I BLAST THE MORE I STRONGER

MORE I FIRE, BEAM GETS LONGER!

GIVE MY NEW ATTACK A TRY,

PENIS BLAST, YOU HAVE TO DIE!

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

[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.

[itzybitzyritzzy]

Return of an old OC! Meet Sparrow Gentry, my spongy moth turned space moth Librarian! Shes very tall (8ft 6in) so she can reach the highest bookshelves, when shes not working she's writing adventure autobiographies! Her love of writing knows no bounds. Hope yall like her! Ive been playing a lot of Space Station 14 and this got me back on the track to redraw her!

[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

My dreams take time with only a small number of people to verbally encourage me and no one financially supporting me when I’m in need

I WILL say animation doesn’t get easier than this and I love animate, gimme a little time

[ruinxl0ve]

Moth girls ! ✨️🦋🏳️‍🌈

[lacymoonchild]

[bugotd]

bug of the day: spongy from @dreamscreep

[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 that 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 for this specie 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 or a heuristic. 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. It may be simpler just to call this specie the LDD Moth.

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

[onenicebugperday]

@good-moon-rising submitted: found this cutie in Eastern Pennsylvania, I love the dots of colour on the top.

A very cute child! Tragically this child is non-native. It's a spongy moth.

[wausaupilot]

Invasive caterpillars can make aspen forests more toxic for native insects – a team of ecologists explains how

Insects are critically important for the functioning and flourishing of all terrestrial ecosystems. But scientists have seen their numbers and diversity decline worldwide, a phenomenon called the insect apocalypse.

The aspen forest where our team conducted our recent study. Mark R. Zierden Richard L. Lindroth, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Patricia C. Fernandez, Universidad de Buenos Aires When we walked with a colleague into an aspen forest near Madison, Wisconsin, in the early spring of 2021, we expected to finalize our plans for a research project on several species of insects that live and feed…

[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

[casualberries]

This lil fella decided to sit on my window today

[the-razzdazzler]

dude having a destructive invasive species as a theriotype is so embarrassing

everytime i wanna learn more about it every single info source is like "HOW TO OBLITERATE THESE MOTHERFUCKERS' BLOODLINES" and "IF YOU SEE EVEN A SINGLE ONE OF THESE YOU NEED TO CALL THE GOVERNMENT TO SEND THE ENTIRE MILITARY TO VAPORIZE THEM"

every article goes "BITCH ASS ANIMALS DESTROY AN ENTIRE FOREST AGAIN"

and i just think to my theriotype "omg stooooop you're embarrassing me in front of the humansssss..."

[irradiatedsnakes]

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