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Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Malacosoma americanum Distinguished from Malacosoma disstria by a solid cream stripe along the dorsum. Sides of the body are marked with blue, black, orange, and white.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Mixed forest Caterpillar,Eastern tent caterpillar,Geotagged,Malacosoma,Malacosoma americanum,Spring,United States,larva,tent caterpillar Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Malacosoma americanum

Distinguished from Malacosoma disstria by a solid cream stripe along the dorsum. Sides of the body are marked with blue, black, orange, and white.

Habitat: Mixed forest

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    Cool pattern! Posted one year ago
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      Christine Young
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      They are pretty. Too bad they are such pests. Posted one year ago
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        Yes, a pitty, many of these are Posted one year ago

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The Eastern tent caterpillar

The eastern tent caterpillar is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae, the tent caterpillars or lappet moths. It is univoltine, producing one generation per year. It is a tent caterpillar, a social species that forms communal nests in the branches of trees.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Oct 17, 2023. Captured May 27, 2022 10:16 in 3280 Franklin Ave, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/256s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm

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