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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 /> Spotted on hornbeam in a swampy, mixed forest.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62488/eastern_tent_caterpillar_-_malacosoma_americanum.html" title="Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Malacosoma americanum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/62488_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1761782410&Signature=e%2BJ0rI51GbczNnfvPKGrDIcNpbA%3D" width="126" height="152" alt="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 /> Spotted on hornbeam in a swampy, mixed forest. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62487/eastern_tent_caterpillar_-_malacosoma_americanum.html Eastern tent caterpillar,Geotagged,Malacosoma americanum,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Eastern tent caterpillar,Geotagged,Malacosoma americanum,Spring,United States,caterpillar,moth week 2018,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.

Spotted on hornbeam in a swampy, mixed forest.

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 /> Spotted on hornbeam in a swampy, mixed forest. <br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62487/eastern_tent_caterpillar_-_malacosoma_americanum.html Eastern tent caterpillar,Geotagged,Malacosoma americanum,Spring,United States

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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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Uploaded Jul 5, 2018. Captured Jun 1, 2018 11:29 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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