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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.
Some species, such as the eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum, and caterpillars of the small eggar moth, Eriogaster lanestris, build a single large tent which is typically occupied through the whole of the larval stage, while others build a series of small tents that are sequentially abandoned.
Malacosoma is a genus of moth in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. [2] ... Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) Malacosoma ...
The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species [ 2 ] described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, such as the snailcase bagworm ( Apterona helicoidella ), in modern times settling continents where ...
The fiery butterfly was first collected in 1998 along a mountainous road, ... Two butterflies were found mating on the ground by the stream. ... at the tops of the trees, and only when it is sunny ...
Afflicted dagger moth Acronicta: Noctuidae 1864 ... Malacosoma americanum [14] [17] Eastern tent caterpillar ... Massachusetts Butterfly Species List – NABA.org
The Spongy Moth, also known as the Lymantria dispar dispar, and formerly called the European gypsy moth, is an invasive species that feeds on 300 different types of trees and shrubs.
Lenawee and Monroe counties are part of the box tree moth quarantine. Boxwood plants or parts of them cannot be moved out of the quarantined area. Box tree moth quarantine now includes 12 counties ...