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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma americanum

Photo by LisaPowers
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A 2 cm long brown moth with lighter brown markings.

Habitat:

Rural back yard at a light trap.

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Comments (2)
LisaPowers
Thanks Karen! I just wanted to hug him and squeeze him and kiss him and call him George ;-)

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Insects of TN
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Fauna and Flora of Froghaven Farm
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PublishedJune 13, 2013

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