It attacks "Lymantria dispar dispar". Linnaeus first described the species "Lymantria dispar" in 1758. The meaning of the name "Lymantria dispar" is composed of two Latin-derived words. It is similar to "Lymantria dispar dispar" in appearance, but adult females can fly. Carl Linnaeus first described the species "Lymantria dispar" in 1758. The name "Lymantria dispar" is composed of two Latin-derived words. The European gypsy moth ("Lymantria dispar dispar") is native to temperate forests in western Europe. The term gypsy moth originally means the moth "Lymantria dispar". "Lymantria dispar asiatica" was found in North America in late 1991. The gypsy moth ("Lymantria dispar") feeds on foliage and is potentially the most destructive insect. Lymantria dispar, the gypsy moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. "Lymantria dispar dispar" causes widespread defoliation and costs the economy millions of dollars in damages. "Lymantria dispar asiatica" has four stages of life&colon; egg, larvae, pupae and moth. For instance, the common "Pimpla rufipes" parasitizes "Pieris brassicae" and "Lymantria dispar". "Lymantria dispar dispar", and brown-tail moth, "Euproctis chrysorrhoea", invasive pests of trees and shrubs.