LAist

Insect Experts Will Change The Name Of The 'Gypsy Moth' And 'Gypsy Ant'

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New name, same destructive habits: Meet the Spongy Moth

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WKAR

A common moth pest had a slur in its name; now it's getting a makeover

OK. This is a real situation. You've got the common name for a widely recognized forest pest, and that common name contains a racial slur. So how do you rename it? Jane Lindholm of Vermont Public ...
Altoona Mirror

Gypsy moth gets a name change in the form of … the spongy moth

Last month, the Pennsylvania Game Commission announced it’s plans to spray more than 109,000 acres of state game lands to protect the forests from spongy moths. For those who may not have heard of the ...
Daily Herald

Meet the sphinx moth: Nature’s daytime moths mimic hummingbirds and bees

Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name? — Helen Hunt Jackson, 19th century American writer, poet, and activist When it comes to moth names, have I got some ...