| 1260048 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Upper part of varying defoliated trees. Left tree: this year's needles are not attacked, total loss of last year's needles. Two central trees: total loss of last year's needles, lower branches of this year's needles are removed. Right tree: total loss of all needles. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260047 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Heavy defoliation. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260031 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Starved larva during outbreak. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260026 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Starved and probably virus infected larva during outbreak. Sachsen, Germany |
| 2133073 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Pinus stand 2 year after a strong foliation with death trees, some trees with a flaked defoliation are still in critical status |
| 2133085 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
defoliation pattern of Pinus sylvestris after the second year of a Nun Moth outbreak; in the second year new year needles are not attacked, in contrast to the older needles, detail of tree A |
| 1260021 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Male, grey morph. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260033 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Fifth stage. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260011 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Eggs under bark scales. First layer of bark removed. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260049 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Upper part of varying defoliated trees. Left tree: only this year's needles on the tip of this year's shoot are not attacked. Total loss of last year's needles. Right tree: all of this year's needles and older needles in upper part of tree are not eaten. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260046 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Heavy defoliation. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260002 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Female Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260003 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Female (upper) and male (black morph) Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260019 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Male. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260025 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Starved larva during outbreak. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260022 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Male, black morph. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260028 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
|
| 1260032 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Fifth stage. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1220032 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
|
| 1220035 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
|
| 1260001 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Female and male (black morph) Sachsen, Germany |
| 2133087 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
defoliation pattern of Pinus sylvestris after the second year of a Nun Moth outbreak; in the second year new year needles are not attacked, in contrast to the older needles, detail of tree B |
| 1260034 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Female, pale or light morph. Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260023 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Female Sachsen, Germany |
| 1220038 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
black morph male |
| 1220033 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
|
| 1260005 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Male, black morph Sachsen, Germany |
| 2133074 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Pinus stand 2 year after a strong foliation with death trees, some trees with a flaked defoliation are still in critical status |
| 2133075 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Pinus stand 2 year after a strong foliation with death trees, some trees with a flaked defoliation are still in critical status |
| 1220040 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
female |
| 2133088 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
defoliation pattern of Pinus sylvestris after the second year of a Nun Moth outbreak; in the second year new year needles are not attacked, in contrast to the older needles, hole crown of tree C |
| 1260045 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Totally defoliated tree. Sachsen, Germany |
| 2133077 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Pinus trees 2006, two years after a strong defolation 2004, see image 1260048 with these defoliated trees 2004 |
| 1220039 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
male |
| 1220034 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
|
| 1260020 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Female, dark morph. |
| 1260012 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Eggs under bark scales. First layer of bark removed. |
| 2133076 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Pinus tree with a flaked foliation |
| 2133089 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
defoliation pattern of Pinus sylvestris after the second year of a Nun Moth outbreak; in the second year new year needles are not attacked, in contrast to the older needles, detail of tree C |
| 2133084 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
defoliation pattern of Pinus sylvestris after the second year of a Nun Moth outbreak; in the second year new year needles are not attacked, in contrast to the older needles, hole crown of tree A |
| 2133091 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
defoliation pattern of Pinus sylvestris after the second year of a Nun Moth outbreak; in the second year new year needles are not attacked, in contrast to the older needles, detail of tree D |
| 1260024 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
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| 2133090 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
defoliation pattern of Pinus sylvestris after the second year of a Nun Moth outbreak; in the second year new year needles are not attacked, in contrast to the older needles, hole crown of tree D |
| 2133086 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
defoliation pattern of Pinus sylvestris after the second year of a Nun Moth outbreak; in the second year new year needles are not attacked, in contrast to the older needles, hole crown of tree B |
| 1220036 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
|
| 1220037 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
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| 1260013 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Empty pupae of nun moth and gypsy moth. The nun moth with a gleam pupae surface and white-yellow bristles. The gypsy moth with dull surface and dark-yellow bristles.
Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260014 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Dead adults of nun moth and gypsy moth
Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260008 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Male adults, note the different eye sizes for the nun moth (left) and the gypsy moth (right). The small size of the nun moth is probably the result of crowding during the outbreak.
Female over egg mass. Empty pupae of nun moth and two empty pupae of gypsy moth, below, right of female. Surface of nun moth pupae is shiny with white-yellow long bristles.
This was a pine stand with some birch during a nun moth outbreak
Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260027 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Hemiptera adult feeding on adult female, usually weakened females after egg laying are attacked.
Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260029 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Male being attacked by spider.
Sachsen, Germany |
| 1260030 |
nun moth |
Lymantria monacha |
Hemiptera adult feeding on female adult.
Sachsen, Germany |