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Lasiocampidae 870017 – 7701   Malacosoma americana (Fabricius, 1793)              Eastern Tent Caterpillar

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Distribution: Type locality (americana): America boreali. Type locality (pensylvanica): l'Amerique septentrionale. Type locality (decipiens): Trenton Falls, New York. Type locality (frutetorum): Georgia. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: • Bombyx americana Fabricius, 1793 • Clisiocampa decipiens Walker, 1855 • Bombyx frutetorum Boisduval, 1868 • Bombyx pensylvanica Guérin-Méneville, 1832

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. Franclemont, J. G., 1973. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.1: p. 76; pl. 9.29-37. order or free PDF Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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