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Lasiocampidae 870018 – 7702   Malacosoma californica (Packard, 1864)              Western Tent Caterpillar

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: ambisimile (Dyar, 1893) (Clisiocampa); TL: Santa Cruz Co., California. californica (Packard, 1864) (Clisiocampa) - MONA 1983: 7702  californica (Walker, 1865) (Clisiocampa) ssp. a. californica (Packard, 1864) (Clisiocampa); TL: California.  calificornica; (Packard, 1864) (Clisiocampa) missp.  perlutea (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) (Clisiocampa)  pseudoneustria (Boisduval, 1868) (Bombyx); TL: California.  thoracica (Stretch, 1881) (Clisiocampa); TL: Congress Springs, "San Mateo Co." [read Santa Clara Co.], CA. ssp. b. ambisimilis (Dyar, 1893) (Clisiocampa) ssp. c. recenseo Dyar, 1928 (Malacosoma); TL: mountains of California (Truckee and Siskiyou). ssp. d. pluvialis (Dyar, 1893) (Clisiocampa); TL: Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Washington). ssp. e. lutescens (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893) (Clisiocampa); TL: Miles City, Montana. ssp. f. fragilis (Stretch, 1881) (Clisiocampa); TL: Virginia City, Nevada.  mus (Neumoegen, 1893) (Clisiocampa); TL: "southwest Utah... and Arizona (Prescott...)".

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) Franclemont, J. G., 1973. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.1: p. 78; pl. 10.1-32. order or free PDF Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 37.9m; p. 235. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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