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Eastern tent caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

Photo by ak251107
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Field Notes

Description:

Eastern Tent Caterpillar. Very hairy with black, white, orange and blue spots. Also very friendly! They were wrestling around on a log and seemed very interested in my presence.

Habitat:

Backyard, Athens, Ohio

Notes:

They were covering the backyard several weeks ago!

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern tent caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

Reference Link
Latimeria
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Tent caterpillar

TimothyReifsnyder
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Comments (3)
ak251107
Thanks latimeria! Ohio has so much great wildlife, especially Athens. I love taking pictures of creepy crawlies, mushrooms, strange plants. I'm glad I found Project Noah so I have a chance to ID them.
Latimeria
It's great to see some more spottings from Ohio! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your stuff.
Latimeria
It's great to see some more spottings from Ohio! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your stuff.

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PublishedJune 9, 2011

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