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 500 verified sightings
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
Observation date: Jun 17, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2018
Observation date: May 19, 2018
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jul 16, 2018
Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: Vtotheica
Region: Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2018
Observation date: Jun 04, 2018
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Jul 09, 2018
Observation date: Jun 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 08, 2018
Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: pmrules21
Region: Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 06, 2018
Observation date: Jun 25, 2018
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 05, 2018
Observation date: Jul 03, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 04, 2018
Observation date: Jul 02, 2018
Submitted by: pabirdermoore
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 03, 2018
Observation date: Jun 19, 2018
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Door County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 02, 2018
Observation date: May 01, 2018
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 30, 2018
Observation date: Jun 30, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 30, 2018
Observation date: Jun 28, 2018
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 28, 2018
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