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Gypsy Moth
Adult male gypsy moth
Adult male gypsy moth
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
(unranked):Macrolepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Lymantriidae
Subfamily:Lymantrinae
Tribe:Lymantrini
Genus:Lymantria
Species:L. dispar
Binomial name
Lymantria dispar
Linnaeus, 1758

The gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar, is a moth in the family Lymantriidae of Eurasian origin. Originally ranging from Europe to Asia, it was introduced to North America in the late 1860s and has been expanding its range ever since.