Image to followAI-generated illustrationLymantria dispar
Lymantria dispar
Family: ErebidaeGenus: Lymantrianative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
🌿
72
Plants
visited
🔗
93
Interactions
documented
🌱
54
Host plants
known
About this species
Lymantria dispar is a moth of the family Erebidae. It has been recorded in Great Britain.
Ecological network
Click to highlight connections · Click again to open the species page
Loading network...
Plant food
Scientific profile
Lymantria dispar belongs to the family Erebidae within the order Lepidoptera. In Great Britain, it is recorded with a presently indeterminate status. No further details are available from the provided sources.
Host plants
54 plants serve as food for the larvae
Cornus sericeaPrunus padusCotoneaster franchetiiMalus domesticaSalix repensBetula priscaQuercus cerrisFagus sylvaticaLarix deciduaZea maysViburnum opulusPopulus nigraRobinia pseudoacaciaMyrica galeSpiraea tomentosaPinus sylvestrisRubus allegheniensisSalix alba subsp. coeruleaRumex crispusPhysocarpus opulifoliusAcer negundoCeltis occidentalisJuglans regiaRubus idaeusPopulus albaPicea abiesRosa rubiginosaIris versicolorPrunus dulcisSalix repensRibes rubrumPyrus communisCorylus avellanaJuniperus communisAcer platanoidesPinus strobusQuercus rubraBetula pubescensRosa rugosaPopulus × canadensisMorella pensylvanicaSambucus nigraPrunus persicaBerberis vulgaris subsp. vulgarisPrunus aviumAlnus incanaPrunus serotinaRhus typhinaUlmus minorAmelanchier alnifolia
Visited plants
18 plants are visited by this species
Salix fragilisPseudotsuga menziesiiQuercus pubescensQuercus roburBetula pendulaSalix atrocinereaHedera helix subsp. helixCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareFraxinus excelsior subsp. excelsiorCarpinus betulusCotoneaster horizontalisPopulus tremulaRhamnus catharticaSalix capreaFragaria vescaHesperis matronalisMalus sylvestrisAlnus glutinosa
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
All data is licensed under CC BY 4.0, CC0, or compatible terms. Attribution according to license conditions. Full source overview →