Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1119446

Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma disstria

Observation date: June 07, 2017
Submitted by: AmeliaSJ
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: As you can see in the picture, it is clumped up with a cluster of Western Tent Caterpillars on my tree. Was still sitting in the same spot 4 hours later. My guess is it was staying with the cluster for warmth although it was a fairly warm day today (25° C +). Type of tree is unknown, heard it called a bird berry tree.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: February 04, 2022
Coordinator notes: The single instar is genus Dasychira
Checklist region(s): Canada, Alberta