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Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

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Description:

Black caterpillar with strip down back and thin light colored hairs over body

Habitat:

Near wooded area and creek and on road nearby in Leesburg, Virginia, near the Potomac River

1 Species ID Suggestions

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DaveKarnes
DaveKarnes 7 years ago
Eastern Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma americanum


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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 7 years ago

I agree with the ID suggestion. Here is a link to a reference: http://bugguide.net/node/view/558

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PossumPrint
Spotted by
PossumPrint

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Apr 21, 2016
Submitted on Apr 24, 2016

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