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Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma disstria

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria Species Malacosoma disstria - Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#7698 - BugGuide.Net


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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 years ago

Cool find!
Malacosoma californica is not known to occur in the Eastern half of the US. The moths look similar to the Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moths: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3824

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AnaMoral
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AnaMoral

Clinton, Mississippi, USA

Spotted on May 21, 2013
Submitted on Aug 18, 2013

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