<i>Lymantria dispar</i> (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

<i>Lymantria dispar</i>

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A gypsy moth caterpillar (Lymantria dispar) relishing the spores of Melampsora larici-populina a rust fungus that has spread on a poplar leaf. The new study shows that the insect is not only herbivorous, but also fungivorous, that is, likes to feed on nutrient-rich fungi.

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Franziska Eberl, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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