The eastern tent caterpillar is a species of moth in the family Lasiocampidae, the tent caterpillars or lappet moths. It is univoltine, producing one generation per year. It is a tent caterpillar, a s
Malacosoma americanum caterpillar
7701 – Malacosoma americana – Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
The Psychidae are a family of the Lepidoptera. The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, such as the snailcase bagworm, in
Eastern tent caterpillar
…confused with the spongy moth (whose larvae look similar) and the fall webworm (which also builds tents), and may be erroneously referred to as a bagworm, which is the common name applied to unrelated caterpillars in the family Psychidae. The moths oviposit almost exclusively on trees in the plant family…
Iphierga
Case moth 02
Bag of Metura elongatus which can grow to more than 120 mm (4.7 in) in length