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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.
[1] [2] Malacosoma constricta is known from California, Oregon, and Washington and is reported only on oaks. In California, subspecies M. constrictum austrinum is found from Santa Barbara County southward; M. constrictum constrictum occurs from Los Angeles County northward. [2] Larvae feed on leaves, often defoliating affected branches.
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 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 americanum (Fabricius, 1793) Malacosoma californicum (Packard, 1864) Malacosoma castrense (Linnaeus, 1758) Malacosoma constricta (=constrictum) (H. Edwards, 1874) Malacosoma disstria (Hübner, [1820]) Malacosoma franconicum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Malacosoma incurva (H. Edwards, 1882) Malacosoma laurae (Lajonquuière, 1977)
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The forest tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma disstria) is a moth found throughout North America, especially in the eastern regions. Unlike related tent caterpillar species, the larvae of forest tent caterpillars do not make tents, but rather, weave a silky sheet where they lie together during molting .
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