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The following description of the tent caterpillar life cycle is based on that of the eastern tent caterpillar, the best-known species. The details of the life histories of other species vary to a small extent. Tent caterpillars hatch from their eggs in the early spring at the time the leaves of their host trees are just unfolding.
The eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum) is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae, the tent caterpillars or lappet moths. It is univoltine , producing one generation per year. It is a tent caterpillar , a social species that forms communal nests in the branches of trees.
The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It is the sole family in superfamily Lasiocampoidea.
Then, caterpillars were attacking hackberry trees across Denton, Tarrant and Dallas counties. Like in 2015, this past summer had a long and hot dry spell followed by intense rains and warm weather.
Eastern tent caterpillars can be ... 105 The black-capped chickadee feeds on the moth throughout its entire life cycle, ... an extended period will kill the larvae ...
Bagworm, Fall Webworm or Eastern Tent Caterpillar? Archived 2014-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, August 18, 2001. Sandra Mason, University of Illinois Extension. Accessed May 31, 2010. Bagworm Control, Photos and Video from University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Archived 2019-12-02 at the Wayback Machine; Bagworm fact sheet from Penn State
The eastern tent caterpillar regurgitates a droplet of digestive fluid to repel attacking ants. [70] Similarly, larvae of the noctuid moth regurgitate when disturbed by ants. The vomit of noctuid moths has repellent and irritant properties that help to deter predator attacks.
The ground lackey larva is a tent caterpillar. which makes a new tent with each moult. Fully-grown caterpillars are fast walkers. [1] The pupa is not cocooned. [3] Adults fly from June to August, depending on the location. The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm for males and 17–21 mm for females. They fly at night. [2]