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    The brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is native to Europe, neighboring countries in Asia, and the north coast...
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    The swallow-tailed moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th...
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    may spill out, causing dermatitis on the surface of the skin. For brown-tail moths (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) native to Europe and invasive in other parts...
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    The yellow-tail, goldtail moth or swan moth (Sphrageidus similis) is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Johann Kaspar Füssli...
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    include: Luna moth (Actias luna) Brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) Coleophora case-bearers, C. laticornella and C. ostryae Regal moths (Citheronia...
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    used as food by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the brown-tail moth.[citation needed] The seeds are produced in pods similar to those of...
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    species such as the brown-tail moth. However, it also attacks native, non-pest insects such as the Cecropia moth and American moon moth. Larvae are creamy...
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    hairs range in effect from mild irritation to dermatitis. Example: brown-tail moth. Plants contain toxins which protect them from herbivores, but some...
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    of the spongy moth, seven of the brown-tail moth, and two predators of both moths became established in the US. Although the spongy moth was not fully...
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    lackey moth (Malacosoma neustria) also causes damage to the leaves, sticking its eggs to the bark of thin twigs in multiple rows, and also the brown-tail moth...
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    led research on invasive insects, such as the brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea), the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar), and native insects such as...
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    searching Europe and Japan for natural enemies of the spongy moth and brown-tail moth, establishing parasitoids (such as solitary wasps) and predators...
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    as the gypsy moth, European gypsy moth, LDD moth, or (in North America) North American gypsy moth or spongy moth, is a species of moth in the family...
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    species. These include[citation needed]: Brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) Coleophora case-bearers (moths) C. laticornella (recorded on J. nigra)...
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    These moths are easily distinguishable by the vaguely human skull-shaped pattern of markings on the thorax. They are large nocturnal moths with brown and...
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    (Heterocampa manteo), the orange striped oakworm (Anisota senatoria), and the brown tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea). The nut weevils (Curculio spp.), gall-forming...
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    pathogens such as green oak leaf roller moth (Tortrix viridana), the gipsy moth (Lymantria dispar) and brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea); these threats...
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  • sweet potato weevil was first discovered in 1875. About 1892, the brown-tail moth was introduced near Boston from Europe. The boll weevil entered Texas...
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  • he married again. Burgess, A. F.; W. L. Baker (1938). The gypsy and brown-tail moths and their control. U.S. Dep. Agric. Circular 464. USDA. Bourne, A....
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  • from Hester Thrale for the brewing of porter. 1782 Spring: Plague of brown-tail moth caterpillars in London area. 10 October: Sarah Siddons makes a triumphant...
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    Calliteara pudibunda, the pale tussock, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The Dutch common name for the moth (Meriansborstel) comes from the butterfly and...
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    turkey's tail feathers, T. versicolor is most commonly referred to as turkey tail. A similar-looking mushroom commonly called "false turkey tail" is from...
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    The luna moth (Actias luna), also called the American moon moth, is a Nearctic moth in the family Saturniidae, subfamily Saturniinae, a group commonly...
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    five eggs in a typical clutch. The rufous-tailed scrub robin is larger than the European robin. It has brown upper parts, whitish under parts, and a prominent...
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    control the gypsy moth. M. vesicolor was introduced to the United States in the early 1900s for the control of the brown-tail moth. M. trachynotus was...
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    their historic elms to damage caused by the gypsy moth, the leopard moth, and the brown-tail moth. It was estimated that it would take 50 to 100 years...
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    Oak hook-tip (category Moths described in 1767)
    attracted to light. The larva is brown with yellow markings and shows the typical drepanid shape with a tapered tail. It usually feeds on oak, but has...
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    distinctive tail. The "fur" of the larva contains venomous spines that cause extremely painful reactions in human skin upon contact. The adult moth is covered...
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    Actias selene, the Indian moon moth or Indian luna moth, is a species of saturniid moth from Asia. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1807. This...
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  • makes the comedones black. She also wrote about rashes caused by brown-tailed moth caterpillars. After her retirement, she turned her hand to art and...
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