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Gypsy moth (now Spongy moth) and Brown-tail moth USDA post cards

These are scans of eight U.S. Dept. of Agriculture post cards I recently discovered in an old Entomology book I have.
I probably put them there decades ago but am not remembering doing it (surprise!).
No dates on these. I'm showing front and back of each.

Note on 'Gypsy moth': These cards give the name as 'Gypsy moth' and 'Gipsy moth'. 'Gypsy' eventually supplanted 'Gipsy' in common use.
However, in 2022 this common name was changed by the Entomological Society of America to 'Spongy moth'.
Additionally, the scientific name Porthetria dispar used on these cards was changed (back) to Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758).
AND, this moth was placed in the family Lymantriidae, but after moving around at the family level it now has landed in the family Erebidae.
A bit confusing, no?

Note: Chemical control recommendations on these post cards are no longer legal.
Gypsy life cycle ed.
Gypsy life cycle ed.		 Gypsy moth back ed.
Gypsy moth back ed.		 Brown-tail life cycle ed.
Brown-tail life cycle ed.
Brown-tail back ed.
Brown-tail back ed.		 Gipsy moth wilt disease ed.
Gipsy moth wilt disease ed.		 Gipsy moth wilt disease back ed.
Gipsy moth wilt disease back ed.
Apanteles melanoscelus ed.
Apanteles melanoscelus ed.		 Apanteles melanoscelus back ed.
Apanteles melanoscelus back ed.		 Apantanteles lacteicolor ed.
Apantanteles lacteicolor ed.
Apanteles lacteicolor back ed.
Apanteles lacteicolor back ed.		 Compsilura concinnata ed.
Compsilura concinnata ed.		 Compsilura concinnata back ed.
Compsilura concinnata back ed.
Zygobothria nidicola ed.
Zygobothria nidicola ed.		 Zygobothria nidicola back ed.
Zygobothria nidicola back ed.		 Zygobothria nidicola notes ed.
Zygobothria nidicola notes ed.
Zygobothria nidicola notes back ed.
Zygobothria nidicola notes back ed.

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larose forest photos18-Mar-2022 18:02
Really interesting set of old postcards, worth saving for the historical look at these species. V
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