Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Gypsy Moth)

Interactions where Lymantria dispar is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Parasetigena silvestris a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Parasetigena silvestris/Parasetigena silvestrisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria dispar/Lymantria dispargypsy mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Thelymorpha marmorata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Thelymorpha marmorata/Thelymorpha marmorataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria dispar/Lymantria dispargypsy mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Panzeria connivens a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Panzeria connivens/Panzeria connivensa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria dispar/Lymantria dispargypsy mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Panzeria consobrina a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Panzeria consobrina/Panzeria consobrinaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria dispar/Lymantria dispargypsy mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Tachina grossa a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Tachina grossa/Tachina grossaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Lymantria dispar/Lymantria dispargypsy mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth)
GenusLymantria (gypsy and black arches moths)
TribeLymantriini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyLYMANTRIINAE (tussocks and vapourers)
FamilyEREBIDAE (a family of moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth)

Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Pathology

Blackburn, L.M. & Hajek, A.E. 2018 Gypsy Moth Larval Necropsy Guide 31pp, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Shaw, M.R. 2008

Parasitism (Hymenoptera: Braconidae, Microgastrinae) in an apparently adventitious colony of Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) in southern England, with speculations on the biology of Glyptapanteles porthetriae

(Muesebeck)

 Ent. Gazette Vol 59: 109-113.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Lymantria dispar (Gypsy Moth):

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