Summary ²

The forest tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma disstria) is a North American moth found throughout the United States and Canada, being most common in the eastern regions. This species' larva is a notorious tent caterpillar.

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2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malacosoma_disstria

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• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• Butterflies and Moths of North America
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
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• Mass Moths
• Moth Photographers Group
• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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