Scientists have formally renamed the gypsy moth because the moniker is a term Romani people view as derogatory. The new common name for the Lymantria dispar moth will now be 'Spongy Moth,' the Entomological Society of Americathis week. The name change completes a process that started back in July 2021 to approve the addition of spongy moth to ESA's common names of insects and related organisms list.
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