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An invasive moth responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars damage has a new name. Up until now, this moth's common name contained a derogatory term for Romani people.

A version of this article appears in print on March 8, 2022, Section D, Page 2 of the New York edition with the headline: Introducing Spongy Moth: For This Common Insect, A New Common Name.

The group was aware that the moth Lymantria dispar’s common name was derogatory, and it received its first formal request to remove the moth’s name from its list in 2020, Mr. Stelzig said.