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Eastern tent caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

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Field Notes

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In Camp Wolverine, site 7

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EOL: Malacosoma americana, Eastern tent caterpillar, Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

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Latimeria
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Comments (2)
Latimeria
I've grown to appreciate these caterpillars more after this past summer; they can be quite pretty as caterpillars, and the moth is nice-looking as well!

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PublishedJanuary 8, 2012

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