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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#7698 (Malacosoma disstria)
Photo#787707
Copyright © 2013
Ilse Gebhard
Eastern Tent caterpilar moth? -
Malacosoma disstria
Alamo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
June 16, 2013
Had found cocoon on common milkweed leaf underside.
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Contributed by
Ilse Gebhard
on 17 June, 2013 - 6:51am
Last updated 17 June, 2013 - 12:40pm
yes, Malacosoma disstria
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We edited the photo to remove some of the blue tint.
Thanks!
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Maury J. Heiman
, 17 June, 2013 - 12:40pm
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a Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
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which has dark lines. The Eastern Tent has light colored lines.
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Thomas Dawson Twining
, 17 June, 2013 - 8:14am
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