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Lasiocampidae
870016 – 7700   Malacosoma tigris (Dyar, 1902)
             Sonoran Tent Caterpillar

- [T] - © David Barker
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Synonymy:
  • tigris (Dyar, 1902) (Clisiocampa) - MONA 1983: 7700
      Type locality: Platte Canyon near Denver, CO.
  • inducta Dyar, 1906 (Malacosoma)
      Type locality: [Palmerlee, Cochise Co., Arizona].
  • onissa (Dyar, 1911) (Clisiocampa)
      Type locality: Zacualpan, Mexico.
  • texana Dyar, 1928 (Malacosoma)
      Type locality: Texas.
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Dyar, H.G., 1902. A new form of Clisiocampa from Colorado. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 5: 38-39.
    • Dyar, H.G., 1906. Descriptions of new North American moths and larvae. Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Science Bulletin, 1(8): 195.
    • Franclemont, J. G., 1973. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.1: p. 76. pl. 9.23-28. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Malacosoma tigris
    - DNA, reared - © Ann Hendrickson
    Malacosoma tigris
    - [T] - © David Barker
    Malacosoma tigris
    30mm - LG – © Jim Vargo
    Malacosoma tigris
    © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Malacosoma tigris
    - inducta - Holotype - LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
    Malacosoma tigris
    - texana - Lectotype - LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
    Malacosoma tigris
    - Lectotype - LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
    Malacosoma tigris
    © C Van Den Broeke LG

    Malacosoma tigris
    © Ann Hendrickson LG

    Malacosoma tigris
    Photo © 2019 by Tyger Gilbert LG

    Malacosoma tigris
    Photo © 2019 by Tyger Gilbert LG

    Malacosoma tigris
    © Andrew Williams LG

    Malacosoma tigris
    © Lisa R. Brown LG

    Malacosoma tigris
    © Lisa R. Brown LG
    Texas outbreak - 2020
    Malacosoma tigris
    © Lisa R. Brown LG
    Texas outbreak - 2020
    Malacosoma tigris
    © Eric P Shultz LG
    ~28mm on oak leaf litter

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