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Malacosoma americanum
Genus: Malacosomo Species: Malacosomo Americanum They live in silk tents they build in branches of trees. They eat cherry, apple, plum, peach, and hawthorn trees. Frogs, mice, bats, reptiles, squirrels, skunks, bears, and birds are some of the many predators of caterpillars.
Spotted on May 1, 2015
Submitted on May 4, 2015
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Cool find! The proper scientific name for this species is Malacosoma americana. :-)