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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#7701 (Malacosoma americana)
Photo#178552
Copyright © 2008
Kevin Pfeiffer
Tent caterpillar? -
Malacosoma americana
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
April 22, 2008
One of those "sorry about the picture" postings; image of tent follows.
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Contributed by
Kevin Pfeiffer
on 23 April, 2008 - 5:28pm
Last updated 26 December, 2008 - 9:16pm
Moved
Moved from
Tent Caterpillar and Lappet Moths
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john and jane balaban
, 26 December, 2008 - 9:16pm
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john and jane balaban
, 25 May, 2008 - 12:40pm
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Hi Kevin
This looks like an Eastern Tent Caterpillar. The Forest Tent is similar, but has a broken line down the middle instead of this steady line.
See the Eastern Tent Cat
here
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Lynette Elliott
, 23 April, 2008 - 5:48pm
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