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Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Malacosoma americanum This appears to be an unusually colored Malacosoma americanum caterpillar. It was really blue and had mostly white and pale tan hairs. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Deciduous forest Eastern tent caterpillar,Geotagged,Malacosoma americanum,Spring,United States,caterpillar Click/tap to enlarge

Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Malacosoma americanum

This appears to be an unusually colored Malacosoma americanum caterpillar. It was really blue and had mostly white and pale tan hairs.

Habitat: Deciduous forest

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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 Jun 12, 2019. Captured May 9, 2019 13:34 in 75 Main St S, Southbury, CT 06488, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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