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Lasiocampidae
870014 – 7698   Malacosoma disstria Hübner, 1820
             Forest Tent Caterpillar

© Jo McGavin
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Synonymy:
  • disstria Hübner, 1820 (Malacosoma) - MONA 1983: 7698
      Type locality: Georgia.
  • anita Reiff, 1913 (Malacosoma)
      Type locality: Concord, Massachusetts.
  • astriata Reiff, 1913 (Malacosoma)
      Type locality: Lincoln, Massachusetts.
  • drupacearum (Boisduval, 1868) (Bombyx)
      Type locality: Georgia.
  • erosa (Stretch, 1881) (Clisiocampa)
      Type locality: [Portland, Oregon].
  • nubilis (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) (Chelonia)
      Type locality: l'Amerique septentrionale.
  • perversa (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) (Clisiocampa)
      Type locality: [Portland, Oregon].
  • sylvatica (Harris, 1841) (Clisiocampa)
      Type locality: Massachusetts.
  • sylvaticoides (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) (Clisiocampa)
      Type locality: [Portland, Oregon].
  • thoracioides (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) (Clisiocampa)
  • References
    Malacosoma disstria
    © John Himmelman
    Malacosoma disstria
    © John Davis
    Malacosoma disstria
    © D. Lynn Scott
    Malacosoma disstria
    © Nolie Schneider
    Malacosoma disstria
    © Bob Patterson
    Malacosoma disstria
    © Jason Roberts
    Malacosoma disstria
    28mm – © Jim Vargo
    Malacosoma disstria
    28mm – © Jim Vargo
    Malacosoma disstria
    - sylvaticoides - Lectotype - LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
    Malacosoma disstria
    - anita - Syntype - LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
    Malacosoma disstria
    - perversa - Holotype - LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
    Malacosoma disstria
    - thoracicoides - Lectotype - LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
    Malacosoma disstria
    © Jerry Armstrong LG

    Malacosoma disstria
    © Giff Beaton LG
    on Alder
    Malacosoma disstria
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Malacosoma disstria
    © Bob Moul

    Malacosoma disstria
    © Jason Dombroskie

    Malacosoma disstria
    © Nolie Schneider

    Malacosoma disstria
    © Nolie Schneider

    Malacosoma disstria
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Malacosoma disstria
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Malacosoma disstria
    © Jason Dombroskie
    eggs
    Malacosoma disstria
    © Canadian National Collection LG

    Malacosoma disstria
    © Valerie G. Bugh


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