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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.
One outbreak in upstate New York and Vermont began in 2002, with 650,000 acres (2600 km²) defoliated in New York and 230,000 acres (930 km²) in Vermont by 2005. Forest tent caterpillar outbreaks tend to recur at reasonably regular intervals every decade or so, with the precise interval varying somewhat in time and space.
Malacosoma is a genus of moth in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. [2] ... Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) Malacosoma ...
Malacosoma californicum, the western tent caterpillar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is a tent caterpillar. The Western Tent Caterpillar is found in southern Canada, the western United States, and parts of northern Mexico. There are currently six recognized subspecies of M. californicum. [1]
Malacosoma constricta, also known as the Pacific tent caterpillar, is a species of moth endemic to North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Malacosoma constricta is known from California , Oregon , and Washington and is reported only on oaks.
M. americanum may refer to: Malacosoma americanum , the eastern tent caterpillar, a moth species that forms communal nests in the branches of trees Mammut americanum , the American mastodon, an extinct North American mammal species that lived from about 3.7 million years ago until about 10,000 years BC
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 ...