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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#7701 (Malacosoma americana)
Photo#23030
Copyright © 2005
Jim McClarin
striped brown furry -
Malacosoma americana
Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 1, 2005
Came to UV light set up in marshy stream locale.
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Contributed by
Jim McClarin
on 4 July, 2005 - 5:27am
Last updated 4 July, 2005 - 12:47pm
Size?
Any idea of size? If the moth is gone you can measure the squares of the fabric and estimate it from there.
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Beatriz Moisset
, 4 July, 2005 - 11:32am
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Maybe
You're quite right Beatriz. If it was a beetle ... I'm afraid moths are just subjects of convenience while I'm waiting for the beetles to show up. At some point when I have my moth sheet out I'll think to measure a square so I can have some basis for estimating size of beetles *and* moths.
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Jim McClarin
, 4 July, 2005 - 1:45pm
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Eastern Tent Moth
Found one in the guide
here.
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Gerry Bunker
, 4 July, 2005 - 8:37am
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Maybe mine's a male.
After all, it has more elaborate antennae and it's more hirsute. Mr. Roth's specimen is wearing a light sweater; mine's decked out in mink. Mine's a bit richer in the color department too.
Thanks for the ID Gerry. I found other images on the Web that were an even better match to mine.
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Jim McClarin
, 4 July, 2005 - 1:33pm
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I posted some a few weeks back
that were of a more "redish" color than brown. Click
here.
They are at my porch light every night. You're right that chocolatey (sp?) brown color while common isn't the only color.
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Gerry Bunker
, 4 July, 2005 - 2:23pm
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