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Lasiocampidae 870015 – 7699   Malacosoma constricta (Edwards, 1874)              Pacific Tent Caterpillar

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: constricta (Edwards, 1874) (Clisiocampa) - MONA 1983: 7699 ssp. a. constricta (Edwards, 1874) (Clisiocampa) - MONA 1983: 7699; TL: California [Napa County]. ssp. b. austrinum Stehr, 1968 (Malacosoma); TL: "One quarter mile E. of Santa Ysabel, San Diego Co., Calif..."\.  strigosa (Stretch, 1881) (Clisiocampa); TL: Yosemite Valley, California.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Edwards, H., 1874. Pacific Coast Lepidoptera, No. 8. On the transformations of some species of Heterocera, not previously described. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 5: 362. Franclemont, J. G., 1973. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.1: p. 74; pl. 9.17-22. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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