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  7. Tent Caterpillar Moths
  8. Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth

species 41,728 observations

Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma disstria

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

434 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat Basswood, Chokecherry, White Ash, Green Ash 428
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Red Osier Dogwood, Mountain Laurel, Ocean Spray, Wingstem 6

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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