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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma americana

Photo by JC_Forester
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Species Malacosoma americana - Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#7701 - Bu…

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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma americana
Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (2)
JC_Forester
Nice. Thanks Jakubko. I didn't know what the E.T.C. moth looked like.
Jacob Gorneau
Beautiful! Their caterpillars are usually common this time of year! http://bugguide.net/node/view/125115/bgpage

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