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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma disstria

Photo by AnaMoral
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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma disstria

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ForestDragon
Cool find! Malacosoma californica is not known to occur in the Eastern half of the US. The moths look similar to the Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moths: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3824

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