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Nun Moth

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Nun moth, left-female, right-male
Nun moth, left-female, right-male - Photo by Melody Keena; USDA, Forest Service
Scientific Name: 

Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus) (CABI)

Common Name: 
Nun moth
Native To: 

Eurasia (Keena 2003)

Date of U.S. Introduction: 

Not introduced

Means of Introduction: 

Could invade the U.S. through commerce, particularly on containers, pallets, and ships (Keena 2003)

Impact: 

Feeds on conifers. Its establishment in this country would be disastrous because it feeds on a variety of vegetation and can migrate and colonize a variety of sites. (Keena 2003)

Current U.S. Distribution: 
Not currently established

Images

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Google.
Invasive.org - Nun moth
University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
PaDIL - Nun Moth
Australian Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre. Pests and Diseases Image Library.

Selected Resources

The section below contains highly relevant resources for this species, organized by source. Or, to display all related content view all resources for Nun Moth.

Partnership
Profiles of Selected Forest Pests - Lymantria monacha (2009) (PDF | 417 KB)

UN. Food and Agriculture Organization.

See also: Global Review of Forest Pests and Diseases for more fact sheets

Fact Sheet - Nun Moth (PDF | 536 KB)

Plant Health Australia.

See also: Pests - Nun Moth for more information.
Gallery of Pests - Eurasian Nun Moth
Nature Conservancy. Don't Move Firewood.
Invasive Species Compendium - Lymantria monacha
CAB International.
Federal Government
Forest Disturbance Processes - Nun Moth
USDA. FS. Northern Research Station.
International Government
Insect Pests and Plant Diseases: Nun Moth (Jan 2016)

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (Australia).

Plant Pests / Invasive Species - Nun Moth

Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Academic
Forecasting Invasion Risks: Factsheets - Nun Moth (Feb 2010) (PDF | 1.7 MB)

Michigan State University. Integrated Pest Management Program.

See also: Forecasting Invasion Risks for more factsheets

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