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Eastern tent caterpillar moth (egg mass)

Malacosoma americanum

Description:

1 cm long egg mass found on a twig

Habitat:

Woods

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7 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Only on Project Noah can you find people that enjoy photos of these "pests"! :-)

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

That is a unique view! :-)

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Maria!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Very nice spotting, Karen

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Jacob & Scott - I was hunting for wheel bug eggs, so this wasn't really what I had hoped to find. I'm not surprised though as we have a lot of these pests unfortunately!

ScottHarte
ScottHarte 11 years ago

wow great shot Karen

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Fantastic capture, Karen!! They have quite the camouflage too!

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Feb 17, 2013
Submitted on Feb 17, 2013

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