Kebnat
INSECTS

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma americana

Insects
Native
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth, photo 1 of 5
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth, Caterpillar
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth, Pupa
26 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Lasiocampidae with a wingspan of 26 mm.

There are 563 observations of Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak from May to July and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie137
  2. Montérégie110
  3. Outaouais90
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent44
  5. Capitale-Nationale39
  6. Chaudière-Appalaches32
  7. Laurentides28
  8. Montréal24
  9. Lanaudière23
  10. Laval10
  11. Mauricie9
  12. Centre-du-Québec8
  13. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  14. Côte-Nord3
  15. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  16. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

What the caterpillar eats

European plumPrunus domestica
Black cherryPrunus serotina
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
American plumPrunus americana
White oakQuercus alba
Witch-hazelHamamelis virginiana
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
PearPyrus communis
TOXIC
Common barberryBerberis vulgaris

Similar species

Forest Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma disstria
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Western Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma californica
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Walnut Caterpillar MothDatana integerrima
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea
Ailanthus Webworm MothAtteva aurea
Arcigera Flower MothSchinia arcigera
Brown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoea
Dubious Tiger MothSpilosoma dubia
Greater Oak DaggerAcronicta lobeliae
Virginia Ctenucha MothCtenucha virginica