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Subject: 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar
Written By: Voiceofthe70s on 03/05/22 at 5:32 pm
The common gypsy moth has been renamed "spongy moth", so as not to be offensive.
Read it here:
https://entsoc.org/news/press-releases/spongy-moth-approved-new-common-name-lymantria-dispar
Excerpt:
Annapolis, MD; March 2, 2022—"Spongy moth" has been formally adopted as the new common name for the moth species Lymantria dispar by the Entomological Society of America.
The ESA Governing Board voted unanimously last week to approve the addition of "spongy moth" to ESA's Common Names of Insects and Related Organisms List, completing a process started in July 2021 when the previous name, "gypsy moth," was removed due to its use of a derogatory term for the Romani people. The change is the first undertaken by ESA's Better Common Names Project.
The name—derived from the common name used in France and French-speaking Canada, "spongieuse"—refers to the moth's sponge-like egg masses.
The name "spongy moth" was recommended by a working group that included more than 50 scientists and professionals who work in research or forest management settings in both the United States and Canada, as well as Romani scholars working on human rights issues. The group gathered name suggestions and additional input from a broad array of interested individuals and organizations, including entomologists, forestry professionals, federal agencies, state departments of agriculture and natural resources, conservation groups, pest control and plant protection organizations, and Romani people. More than 200 name proposals were evaluated, and a list of seven finalist names was shared with these groups for consideration, with more than 1,000 responses received. "Spongy moth" was put forth for a two-week comment period beginning January 25, and comments were reviewed by the ESA Common Names Committee and ESA Governing Board prior to final approval.
Subject: Re: 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar
Written By: Contigo on 03/06/22 at 9:30 am
Here's Stevie's song , which I assume she will now change to "Spongy" :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwgg1Pu6cNg
Subject: Re: 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/06/22 at 11:49 am
Here's Stevie's song , which I assume she will now change to "Spongy" :D
;D :D ;D
Subject: Re: 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar
Written By: LyricBoy on 03/06/22 at 2:04 pm
In other news, legendary striptease queen Gypsy Rose Lee will be posthumously renamed Spongy Rose Lee. ::)
And Tony Orlando will be renaming his classic hit “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Spongy Rose”. ;D
Subject: Re: 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/22 at 8:02 am
BREAKING NEWS:
Cher's classic hit from 1971 ahs been retitled as "Sponges, Tramps And Thieves"!
Subject: Re: 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar
Written By: AmericanGirl on 03/07/22 at 11:18 am
In other news, legendary striptease queen Gypsy Rose Lee will be posthumously renamed Spongy Rose Lee. ::)
And Tony Orlando will be renaming his classic hit “Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Spongy Rose”. ;D
BREAKING NEWS:
Cher's classic hit from 1971 ahs been retitled as "Sponges, Tramps And Thieves"!
;D
Can't forget "Spongy Woman" - and "Spongy Man"! :D
Subject: Re: 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/22 at 11:19 am
;D
Can't forget "Spongy Woman" - and "Spongy Man"! :D
Can be a reversal with Gypsybob Squarepants?
Subject: Re: 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar
Written By: Howard on 03/07/22 at 2:47 pm
BREAKING NEWS:
Cher's classic hit from 1971 ahs been retitled as "Sponges, Tramps And Thieves"!
;D
Subject: Re: 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar
Written By: Howard on 03/07/22 at 2:48 pm
;D
Can't forget "Spongy Woman" - and "Spongy Man"! :D
Or spongy cabs?
Subject: Re: 'Spongy Moth' Adopted as New Common Name for Lymantria dispar
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/07/22 at 3:45 pm
Fresh from the 1970s...
"I Recall a Spongy Woman" by Don Williams