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eastern tent caterpillar moth

Malacosoma americaum

2 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

I always thought these guys were very pretty despite the damage they do to the trees. Amazing color and fuzzy softness.
Very nice photos!

room-166
room-166 11 years ago

There is a lot of kinds of caterpillar's that I've seen, but none like this! I really wonder why it's so hairy.

KenSutliff
Spotted by
KenSutliff

Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Apr 30, 2012
Submitted on Apr 30, 2012

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