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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 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.
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)
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 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 .
American lappet moth, Phyllodesma americana ; Riley's lappet moth, Heteropacha rileyana; Eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum; Forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstrium; Western tent caterpillar, Malacosoma californicum; Larch moth, Tolype laricis; Velleda lappet moth, or large tolype Tolype velleda