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Lasiocampidae, Eastern Tent Caterpillars - Malacosoma americana
Copyright © 2015 MJ Hatfield

Lasiocampidae, Eastern Tent Caterpillars - Malacosoma americana
Plymouth Rock, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
May 20, 2007
May 18, 2007 collected larvae
June 23, 2007 adults started emerging
Batch rearing

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 10 February, 2015 - 6:57pm

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