Meet the Spongy Moth, Whose Old Name Contained an Offensive Term
Having removed the pejorative name “gypsy moth” last July, the Entomological Society of America officially renamed Lymantria dispar.
Source: nytimes.com
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Having removed the pejorative name “gypsy moth” last July, the Entomological Society of America officially renamed Lymantria dispar.
No more "G-word:" the critter eating east coast trees is now known as Spongy Moth.
No more "G-word:" the critter eating east coast trees is now known as Spongy Moth.
No more "G-word:" the critter eating east coast trees is now known as Spongy Moth.
Dr. Margareta Matache is a Roma rights activist from Romania and the director of the Roma Program at Harvard FXB.