Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
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 » egg clusters and cocoons (Malacosoma egg clusters and cocoons)
Photo#1423430
Egg cluster surrounding branch - Malacosoma
Copyright © 2017 Debbi Brusco

Egg cluster surrounding branch - Malacosoma
Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve, San Mateo County, California, USA
August 13, 2017
This cluster surrounded a small branch of Quercus lobata, valley oak. It appeared to have two layers, the egg cylinders, covered by "bubble wrap" made up of cells that were pentagons on top.

Also on the same branch,

Edit: for reference: https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/documents/psw_gtr197/psw_gtr197.pdf

Images of this individual: tag all
Egg cluster surrounding branch - Malacosoma Egg cluster surrounding branch - Malacosoma Egg cluster surrounding branch - Malacosoma Egg cluster surrounding branch - Malacosoma
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Debbi Brusco on 15 August, 2017 - 1:46am
Last updated 24 September, 2017 - 1:33am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Debbi Brusco, 24 September, 2017 - 1:30am login or register to post comments

Maybe tent caterpillars?
… john and jane balaban, 15 August, 2017 - 9:15am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact