| Gypsy moth (gypsy moth) |
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| Gyp"sy |
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A tussock moth
(Ocneria dispar) native of the Old World, but accidentally
introduced into eastern Massachusetts about 1869, where its
caterpillars have done great damage to fruit, shade, and forest trees
of many kinds. The male gypsy moth is yellowish brown, the female
white, and larger than the male. In both sexes the wings are marked by
dark lines and a dark lunule. The caterpillars, when full-grown, have
a grayish mottled appearance, with blue tubercles on the anterior and
red tubercles on the posterior part of the body, all giving rise to
long yellow and black hairs. They usually pupate in July and the moth
appears in August. The eggs are laid on tree trunks, rocks, etc., and
hatch in the spring.
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