page_title: List of moths of Great Britain (Lymantriidae)
hierarchical_section_title: List of moths of Great Britain (Lymantriidae)
caption_attribution_description: Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) English: Gypsy moth Deutsch: Schwammspinner Location: Dresden, Pohrsdorfer Weg (Saxony, Germany) Camera: Canon EOS 20D Lens: Canon EF 3.5/180L Focal Length: 180 mm Exposure: 1/200, f22 Film / Speed: ISO 100 Comment: Canon Flash 580EX
context_page_description: The family Lymantriidae contains the "tussock moths", of which 11 have been recorded in Great Britain:
  Laelia coenosa, reed tussock — extinct
  Orgyia recens, scarce vapourer — east-central ‡
  Orgyia antiqua, vapourer — throughout
  Dicallomera fascelina, dark tussock — south, west-central & north-east
  Calliteara pudibunda, pale tussock — south & central
  Euproctis chrysorrhoea, brown-tail — south, south-east & east-central
  Euproctis similis, yellow-tail — south, central & north
  Leucoma salicis, white satin — south, east-central, west-central & north
  Arctornis l-nigrum, black v moth — immigrant & transitory resident
  Lymantria monacha, black arches — south & central
  Lymantria dispar, gypsy moth — immigrant
  Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan are indicated by a double-dagger symbol —species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk.
context_section_description: The family Lymantriidae contains the "tussock moths", of which 11 have been recorded in Great Britain:
  Laelia coenosa, reed tussock — extinct
  Orgyia recens, scarce vapourer — east-central (Red Data Book) ‡
  Orgyia antiqua, vapourer — throughout
  Dicallomera fascelina, dark tussock — south, west-central & north-east (localized)
  Calliteara pudibunda, pale tussock — south & central
  Euproctis chrysorrhoea, brown-tail — south, south-east & east-central (localized)
  Euproctis similis, yellow-tail — south, central & north
  Leucoma salicis, white satin — south, east-central, west-central & north (localized)
  Arctornis l-nigrum, black v moth — immigrant & transitory resident
  Lymantria monacha, black arches — south & central (localized)
  Lymantria dispar, gypsy moth — immigrant (formerly resident)
  Species listed in the 2007 UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) are indicated by a double-dagger symbol (‡)—species so listed for research purposes only are also indicated with an asterisk (‡*).
caption: Gypsy moth (male)
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