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Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

Photo by Noble Lippy
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A slightly fuzzy caterpillar that has a yellow tinge with black spots and a dark black head.

Habitat:

I found him on the side of a railing on a small water reservoir dam.

Reference Links:

Caterpillar Identification Chart

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PublishedMay 19, 2016

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