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Gypsy Moth Traditional Cache

Hidden : 12/23/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

An easy cache in the forest


A short walk from parking at the end of Houston Mesa Road. 

Lymantria commonly known as the gypsy moth, European gypsy moth, and North American gypsy moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae of Eurasian origin. It has a range which covers in Europe, Africa, North America.

Carl Linnaeus first described the species Lymantria dispar in 1758. It is classified as a pest, and its larvae consume the leaves of over 300 species of trees, shrubs and plants. The gypsy moth is one of the most destructive pests of hardwood trees in the eastern United States.

 

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