Lymantria dispar

species of insect
Taxon taxon Q45532
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Lymantria dispar

Summary

Lymantria dispar is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,035 views/month, #1,432 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lymantria dispar's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lymantria dispar is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lymantria dispar belongs to the parent taxon Lymantria[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lymantria dispar is Lymantria dispar[6].
  • Lymantria dispar's Commons category is recorded as Lymantria dispar[7].
  • Lymantria dispar's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lymantria dispar[8].
  • Lymantria dispar's Commons gallery is recorded as Lymantria dispar[9].
  • Lymantria dispar's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Lymantria dispar's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. dispar'}[11].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gypsy Moth'}[12].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lagarta peluda'}[13].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Plakker'}[14].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'siobyn y sipsi'}[15].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bekyně velkohlavá'}[16].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'губар'}[17].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'lehtinunna'}[18].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'plakker'}[19].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'en-us', 'text': 'spongy moth'}[20].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'sâu róm sồi'}[21].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'løvskognonne'}[22].
  • Lymantria dispar is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'brudnica nieparka'}[23].
  • Lymantria dispar's has host is recorded as Myrica gale[24].
  • Lymantria dispar's has host is recorded as Salix repens[25].
  • Lymantria dispar's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].

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Classification

Lymantria dispar's scientific name is Lymantria dispar[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lymantria[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gypsy Moth'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Lagarta peluda'}[13], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Plakker'}[14], {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'siobyn y sipsi'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'bekyně velkohlavá'}[16], and {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'губар'}[17].

Identifiers

Lymantria dispar's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 47802[27]. Lymantria dispar's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13123[28]. Lymantria dispar's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 860845[29]. Lymantria dispar's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1820406[30]. Lymantria dispar's ITIS TSN is recorded as 709249[31].

Why It Matters

Lymantria dispar ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,035 views/month, #1,432 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . UKMoths. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . juntadeandalucia.es. juntadeandalucia.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Vlinderstichting vlinders. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Motyle i ćmy. wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Parent taxon Lymantria
    Topic's main category Category:Lymantria dispar
    Described by source New Encyclopedic Dictionary
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