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: May 28, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 28, 2021
Observation date: May 27, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 27, 2021
Observation date: May 24, 2021
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 26, 2021
Observation date: May 24, 2021
Submitted by: firewoman
Region: Fayette County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 26, 2021
Observation date: May 25, 2021
Submitted by: Chris Segatti
Region: Madison County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: jasondroberts
Verified date: May 25, 2021
Observation date: May 01, 2021
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Warren County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 24, 2021
Observation date: May 20, 2021
Submitted by: Joe McBee
Region: Butts County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 20, 2021
Observation date: May 15, 2021
Submitted by: plawryniuk
Region: Newport News, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 17, 2021
Observation date: May 15, 2021
Submitted by: kzmmrmn
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 15, 2021
Observation date: May 10, 2021
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Richmond County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 14, 2021
Observation date: May 09, 2021
Submitted by: BirdKing
Region: Alamance County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 09, 2021
Observation date: May 03, 2021
Submitted by: jivison2014
Region: Stone County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: May 05, 2021
Observation date: May 01, 2021
Submitted by: BethWayman
Region: Bryan County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 02, 2021
Observation date: Apr 27, 2021
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 30, 2021
Observation date: Apr 14, 2021
Submitted by: Jeff Willard
Region: Crawford County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 18, 2021
Observation date: Apr 17, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 17, 2021
Observation date: Apr 07, 2021
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 08, 2021
Observation date: Mar 20, 2021
Submitted by: Wkellett
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: John Calhoun
Verified date: Mar 24, 2021
Observation date: Jul 16, 2018
Submitted by: Arctic_Fox
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 18, 2021
Observation date: Jul 24, 2018
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Washington County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 06, 2021
Observation date: May 21, 2020
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 29, 2021
Observation date: Jun 13, 2020
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jan 23, 2021
Observation date: May 21, 2017
Submitted by: ianmullet
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 16, 2021
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jan 07, 2021
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