caterpillars!

Lymantria dispar (Gypsy moth)

Malus sp. (Apple)

Last update: 20 March 2022


Common

LOCATION: Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden

OBSERVATION:
2021-V-30


A large number of these small caterpillars foraged on the leafs of the apple tree. They gnawed small holes in the leathery surfaces of the leafs. It is the Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) [1], probably 2nd instar.

Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) op Appel (Malus sp.)

Literature

1 Nederlands Soortenregister

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