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Malacosoma disstria
Dark-gray to brownish-black background body color, highlighted by broad, pale-blue lines and thin, broken yellow lines extending along each side; dorsum of each abdominal segment has distinct whitish keyhole or shoeprint-shaped marking; body has fine, whitish, and sparsely distributed hairs
Widely distributed - but, more common east of Mississippi River. Found on or near host tree species.
Spotted on Jun 13, 2015
Submitted on Apr 21, 2016
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