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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampoidea) » Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths (Lasiocampidae) » Lasiocampinae » Lasiocampini » Malacosoma » Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#7701 (Malacosoma americana)
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Caterpillar - Malacosoma americana
Copyright © 2015 Matt Coors

Caterpillar - Malacosoma americana
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
May 4, 2015
Size: ~5 cm
These have been turning up all over my neighborhood for the last several days. Can anyone tell me what it is?
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Contributed by Matt Coors on 4 May, 2015 - 9:32pm
Last updated 4 May, 2015 - 11:04pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 4 May, 2015 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

Have you noticed webs in the trees?
Looks to be a Tent Caterpillar:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 4 May, 2015 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Come to think of it, I did notice some tents in a tree a few houses over. Makes sense now.
… Matt Coors, 4 May, 2015 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

Eastern Tent cat…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 4 May, 2015 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
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… Matt Coors, 4 May, 2015 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

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