eastern tent caterpillar

Insects: Foliage Feeding Insects
Hexapoda (including Insecta) > Lepidoptera > Lasiocampidae > Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius)

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1430001 Adult(s) female Lacy L. Hyche
1430002 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1430009 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540426 Adult(s)

3/15/1985

Lacy L. Hyche
1540427 Adult(s)

4/1/1985

Lacy L. Hyche
1540428 Adult(s)

3/15/1985

Lacy L. Hyche
1540432 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540433 Adult(s)

2/27/1990

Lacy L. Hyche
1540434 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540435 Adult(s)

3/15/1985

Lacy L. Hyche
1540436 Adult(s)

3/15/1985

Lacy L. Hyche
1540437 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540403 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540439 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540463 Adult(s)

13x17mm

Lacy L. Hyche
1540464 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540465 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540466 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540467 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540468 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540469 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540470 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540471 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540472 Adult(s) Lacy L. Hyche
5020004 Adult(s) Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive
5020008 Adult(s) Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive
1540456 Cocoon(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540457 Cocoon(s)

30mm long 4/17/1997

Lacy L. Hyche
1540458 Cocoon(s)

4/17/1997

Lacy L. Hyche
1540441 Cocoon(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540460 Cocoon(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540461 Cocoon(s)

 cocoon dust      4/17/1997

Lacy L. Hyche
1540462 Cocoon(s)

4/21/1978

Lacy L. Hyche
1540459 Competition Lacy L. Hyche
2912086 Damage multiple tents G. Keith Douce
0590060 Damage complete defoliation, note tents in crotches of tree Robert L. Anderson
0590063 Egg(s) mass Robert L. Anderson
1247143 Egg(s) egg mass on twig Terry Price
1361059 Egg(s) Egg mass on twig Terry Price
1470092 Egg(s) A. Steven Munson
1540443 Egg(s)

6/4/1985

Lacy L. Hyche
1455176 Egg(s) Whitney Cranshaw
1540400 Egg(s)

egg mass of previous year

Lacy L. Hyche
1540412 Egg(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540413 Egg(s) Lacy L. Hyche
1540414 Egg(s)

9-11-1995

Lacy L. Hyche
5369695 Egg(s) Brian Kunkel
4064018 Feature(s) tent H C Ellis
4212008 Feature(s) tent Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Archive
2184046 Feature(s) 'tent' Darren Blackford
2514020 Feature(s) Tent Caterpillars 'nest'. Sycamore, GA 7 April 1968 Jerry A. Payne
2634003 Feature(s) tent Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Archive
2734067 Feature(s) tent G. Keith Douce
5020003 Feature(s) tent Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive
5020005 Feature(s) tent Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive
5020006 Feature(s) tent Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive
1561093 Feature(s)

photo taken on 12 May 1993

Catherine Herms
1627005 Feature(s) Their tents, always located in branch forks, get larger as the caterpillars feed and grow. John A. Weidhass
2133054 Feature(s) Tent. Southeast Michigan David Cappaert
1457028 Feature(s) Multiple tents. Photo taken in Jackson Co., WI. Steven Katovich
1304007 Feature(s) Carroll E. Younce
1430004 Feature(s) early tent construction by young larvae; this web is about the size of a tennis ball Lacy L. Hyche
1247161 Feature(s) web Terry Price
1247162 Larva(e) Terry Price
1301037 Larva(e) Joseph O'Brien
1304005 Larva(e) Carroll E. Younce
1304006 Larva(e) Carroll E. Younce
1247160 Larva(e) Mass of larvae in web Terry Price
0355029 Larva(e) Robert L. Anderson
0488087 Larva(e) Larry R. Barber
0590064 Larva(e) tent in tree branches Robert L. Anderson
0795039 Larva(e) tents William H. Hoffard
0795040 Larva(e) Gerald J. Lenhard
0886010 Larva(e) Early instars in tent Tim Tigner
0886011 Larva(e) Late instar Tim Tigner
0907030 Larva(e)

spin a silken tent in a tree crotch & feed from there

Ronald S. Kelley
0907031 Larva(e) has a white stripe down the back, while forest tent caterpillar has keyhole-shaped white spots Ronald S. Kelley
1233209 Larva(e) Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series
1236081 Larva(e) Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series
1236082 Larva(e) Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series
1236083 Larva(e) Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series
1430005 Larva(e) resting on needles (caterpillars not known to use pine needles for food) Lacy L. Hyche
1430006 Larva(e) resting in the tent Lacy L. Hyche
1430003 Larva(e) feeding on leaf Lacy L. Hyche
1512056 Larva(e) Eastern tent caterpillar USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive
1517076 Larva(e) Robert F. Bassett
1517077 Larva(e) Robert F. Bassett
1517078 Larva(e) William A. Carothers
1517080 Larva(e) William A. Carothers
1517081 Larva(e) USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive
1517082 Larva(e) USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive
1517083 Larva(e) USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive
1517084 Larva(e) USDA Forest Service - Region 8 Archive
1540393 Larva(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540394 Larva(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540395 Larva(e)

old mass

Lacy L. Hyche
1540398 Larva(e)

3/14/1978

Lacy L. Hyche
1470091 Larva(e) A. Steven Munson
1430008 Larva(e) feeding on leaves Lacy L. Hyche
1457027 Larva(e) Single tent with caterpillars. Photo taken in Jackson, Co., WI. Steven Katovich
1435084 Larva(e) Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series
1540416 Larva(e)

4/31/1977

Lacy L. Hyche
1540418 Larva(e)

2/29/1990

Lacy L. Hyche
1540444 Larva(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540445 Larva(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540446 Larva(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540447 Larva(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540448 Larva(e)

4/13/1997

Lacy L. Hyche
1540449 Larva(e)

4/9/1985

Lacy L. Hyche
1540450 Larva(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540452 Larva(e)

.50mm long 4/13/1995

Lacy L. Hyche
1540438 Larva(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540429 Larva(e)

3/22/1990

Lacy L. Hyche
1540430 Larva(e)

3/22/1990

Lacy L. Hyche
1540431 Larva(e)

4/9/1985

Lacy L. Hyche
2133055 Larva(e) On tent. Southeast Michigan David Cappaert
2145095 Larva(e) David Cappaert
1627006 Larva(e) Full-grown caterpillars are 2-1/2 inches long with a white stripe down the back and blue spots on either side. John A. Weidhass
1748005 Larva(e) caterpillars in tent Robert L. Anderson
1791008 Larva(e) early season leaf feeder on cherry trees, familiar tent serves as shelter between group feeding excursions Lance S. Risley
1561094 Larva(e)

photo taken on 19 May 1993

Catherine Herms
1561090 Larva(e)

photo taken on 12 May 1993

Catherine Herms
1561091 Larva(e)

photo taken on 20 May 1993

Catherine Herms
1561092 Larva(e)

photo taken on 20 May 1993

Catherine Herms
1540442 Larva(e)

3/15/1985

Lacy L. Hyche
5020007 Larva(e) Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive
5038062 Larva(e) Joseph O'Brien
2721035 Larva(e) nest torn open to reveal mass of larvae G. Keith Douce
2733040 Larva(e) on tent Terry Price
2514021 Larva(e) Tent Caterpillars. Sycamore, GA 7 April 1968 Jerry A. Payne
5020001 Larva(e) Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - Forestry Archive
3225054 Larva(e) and forest tent caterpillar compared, top two larvae are eastern tent and bottom is forest tent caterpillar Ronald F. Billings
3225055 Larva(e) on tent Ronald F. Billings
1627004 Life Cycle Eggs are laid in distinctive shiny masses which encircle small twigs. The caterpillars hatch just as leaves begin unfolding in the spring. John A. Weidhass
2184045 Life Cycle Darren Blackford
1540473 Lacy L. Hyche
1540440 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540405 Pupa(e)

old masses

Lacy L. Hyche
1540409 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540454 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540455 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540420 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540421 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540422 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540423 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540424 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540425 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1540417 Pupa(e) Lacy L. Hyche
1430007 Pupa(e) and cocoon Lacy L. Hyche


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