Kebnat
INSECTS

Western Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma californica

Insects
Native
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth, photo 1 of 5
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth, Caterpillar
Western Tent Caterpillar Moth, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Lasiocampidae.

There are 21 observations of Western Tent Caterpillar Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 2 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  2. Nord-du-Québec4

What the caterpillar eats

ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Sour cherryPrunus cerasus
Golden currantRibes aureum
ApricotPrunus armeniaca
PeachPrunus persica
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
PearPyrus communis
European gooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica

Similar species

Forest Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma disstria
Eastern Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma americana
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Brown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoea
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea
Genista Broom MothUresiphita reversalis
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Marsh DaggerAcronicta insularis
Interrupted DaggerAcronicta interrupta