An invasive species named an ethnic slur finally has a new name

After months of a renaming process for an invasive moth species, the Entomological Society of America has decided -- "spongy moth" is the new common name replacing the offensive "gypsy moth."

source https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/04/world/gypsy-moth-spongy-moth-name-change-scn/index.html