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Forest Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma disstria

Photo by KarenPerez2
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Field Notes

Notes:

They were hidden in the bark of a tree.

Species ID Suggestions

Forest Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma disstria

Reference Link
Jacob Gorneau
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Jacob Gorneau
Beautiful! Please add this to my mission, "Moths of the World:" http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Bark's Stories (Texas)
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Caterpillars and larvae of the Southwestern United States

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PublishedApril 28, 2013

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