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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#7701 (Malacosoma americana)
Photo#1072247
Copyright © 2015
kewell
furry moth -
Malacosoma americana
Stonefort, Saline County, Illinois, USA
May 23, 2015
Size: 1"
should be easy to ID but I drew a blank
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Contributed by
kewell
on 24 May, 2015 - 5:14pm
Last updated 24 May, 2015 - 8:25pm
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John S. Ascher
, 24 May, 2015 - 8:25pm
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This is Malacosoma americanum
This is Malacosoma americanum . The larvae are tent caterpillars .
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James T. Vargo
, 24 May, 2015 - 6:01pm
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Eastern Tent Moth (male)…
See reference
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Ross Hill
, 24 May, 2015 - 5:24pm
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