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Forest Tent Caterpillar - Malacosoma disstria Dark-gray to brownish-black background body color, highlighted by broad, pale-blue lines and thin, broken yellow lines extending along each side; dorsum of each abdominal segment has distinct whitish keyhole or shoeprint-shaped marking; body has fine, whitish, and sparsely distributed hairs.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Wetland Forest tent caterpillar moth,Geotagged,Malacosoma disstria,Spring,United States,caterpillar,malacosoma Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Forest Tent Caterpillar - Malacosoma disstria

Dark-gray to brownish-black background body color, highlighted by broad, pale-blue lines and thin, broken yellow lines extending along each side; dorsum of each abdominal segment has distinct whitish keyhole or shoeprint-shaped marking; body has fine, whitish, and sparsely distributed hairs.

Habitat: Wetland

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    OHHHH! <3 I love the turquoise-ish color of these caterpillars! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Me too, and this one was practically glowing from the yellowish hairs <3 Posted 6 years ago

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The Forest tent caterpillar moth

The forest tent caterpillar moth is a North American moth found throughout the United States and Canada, especially in the eastern regions.

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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 Jul 19, 2019. Captured May 23, 2019 10:48 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/128s
  • ISO320
  • 100mm

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