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Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

Photo by suzmonk
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Description:

Large tent in a pecan tree. The tents of the Eastern Tent Caterpillar are among the largest of any tent caterpillar ...

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Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth - Malacosoma americana - Overview, Eastern tent caterpillar

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Comments (4)
suzmonk
I've never noticed a tree being completely stripped by tent caterpillars. Could be because they tend to make their nests in fairly large trees ... and they only eat the new, young leaves. But, yes, they do make a hole in the foliage!
Tiz
I hope this tree will make it for the season! Dont they eat the leaves?

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PublishedJune 25, 2013

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