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
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Observation date: Jun 24, 2021
Submitted by: Puccini
Region: Roberts County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 24, 2021
Observation date: Apr 16, 2021
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 22, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2021
Submitted by: dakonz
Region: Wadena County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 19, 2021
Observation date: Jul 05, 2021
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Crawford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 15, 2021
Observation date: Jul 05, 2021
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Crawford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 15, 2021
Observation date: Apr 13, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 09, 2021
Submitted by: chr1stymae
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 09, 2021
Observation date: Jul 06, 2021
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 08, 2021
Observation date: Jul 01, 2021
Submitted by: agdsquash
Region: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 05, 2021
Observation date: Jun 05, 2021
Submitted by: grayhairstreak
Region: New Castle County, Delaware, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2021
Observation date: Jul 05, 2021
Submitted by: kcdemille
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 05, 2021
Observation date: Jun 28, 2021
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 30, 2021
Observation date: Jun 25, 2021
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 30, 2021
Observation date: Jun 24, 2021
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 25, 2021
Observation date: Jun 23, 2021
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 24, 2021
Observation date: Jun 02, 2021
Submitted by: kathybrown
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Jun 22, 2021
Observation date: Jun 21, 2021
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 22, 2021
Observation date: Jun 19, 2021
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: L Reid
Region: Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jun 20, 2021
Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: monikawood
Region: Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 07, 2021
Observation date: Jun 03, 2021
Submitted by: inkville
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2021
Observation date: Jun 01, 2021
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 03, 2021
Observation date: Jun 01, 2021
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 02, 2021
Observation date: May 28, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 28, 2021
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