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Forest Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma disstria

Photo by Christine Y.
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

They are black, dark brown, or gray, with blue and faint yellow longitudinal stripes. Each abdominal segment bears a white spot, which are covered with fur-like long setae.[

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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth

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PublishedJune 3, 2014

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