Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793)
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Identification: Body and wings warm fawn brown. Forewing with white am. and pm. lines. Median area sometimes white.
Wing Span: 2.2-4.4 cm.
Life History: Larva feed on many plants and are a serious defoliating pest. They can be easily recognized by the characteristic white webbing ("tents") larvae spin in forks of trees and shrubs in the spring. When full-grown, larvae leave host trees and disperse to form loose cocoons in protected places where they pupate. Infestations tend to be cyclic in severity, worsening for several years until populations crash to low levels.
Flight: Late May-June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Apple and cherry trees, flowering crabapples, and other members of the rose family.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 512 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 20, 2019
Submitted by: WINGSaloftinKS
Region: Douglas County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 20, 2019
Observation date: Apr 17, 2019
Submitted by: Vicjcont05
Region: Texas, McCulloch County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 20, 2019
Observation date: Apr 19, 2019
Submitted by: Garretth223
Region: Texas, United States, Upshur County
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 20, 2019
Observation date: Apr 15, 2019
Submitted by: ButterBelle
Region: Putnam County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: dbruce
Verified date: Apr 15, 2019
Observation date: Apr 05, 2018
Submitted by: Ryan84
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 13, 2019
Observation date: Apr 10, 2019
Submitted by: Cardinal52
Region: Duval County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 11, 2019
Observation date: Apr 07, 2019
Submitted by: Shawn@landrum.me
Region: George County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 07, 2019
Observation date: Mar 28, 2019
Submitted by: aut2bhomeincarolina
Region: Clarendon County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 28, 2019
Observation date: Mar 28, 2019
Submitted by: Lovetynjc
Region: Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 28, 2019
Observation date: Mar 11, 2019
Submitted by: ubear7
Region: Suwannee County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 18, 2019
Observation date: Apr 30, 2017
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 01, 2019
Observation date: Jun 29, 2018
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Chaffee County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Jan 03, 2019
Observation date: Aug 01, 2018
Submitted by: A_baldini (Brian Park)
Region: Larimer County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: charleseharp
Verified date: Jan 01, 2019
Observation date: May 22, 2015
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Wilson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Dec 16, 2018
Observation date: Jul 01, 2018
Submitted by: Slugbait
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 25, 2018
Observation date: Jun 07, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 21, 2018
Observation date: Jun 19, 2018
Submitted by: nrpeters
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 08, 2018
Observation date: Apr 30, 2016
Submitted by: njtauzier
Region: Newton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 06, 2018
Observation date: Apr 11, 2016
Submitted by: hlunsford
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 05, 2018
Observation date: Jun 29, 2018
Submitted by: BruceMissen
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 15, 2018
Observation date: Jun 08, 2018
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Aug 13, 2018
Observation date: Jun 12, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Aug 13, 2018
Observation date: Jun 12, 2018
Submitted by: Christine Stanke
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: BGilley
Verified date: Aug 13, 2018
Observation date: Jun 06, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Aug 13, 2018
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