Lasiocampidae Heterocera Lepidoptera Insecta

Photographs and information from Wikipedia on the larvae of the North American moth, Malacosoma disstria, which weave silken sheets among the twigs of the trees on which they feed.

• Forest Tent Caterpillar - Photographs and information from Wikipedia on the larvae of the North American moth, Malacosoma disstria, which weave silken sheets among the twigs of the trees on which they feed.
• Lasiocampidae - Information from Wikipedia on this family of brownish heterocera or grayish moths, commonly known as eggars, snout heterocera moths or lappet moths.
• Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Information from wikipedia on these caterpillars of the lasiocampidae moth, Malacosoma americanum, which spin silk to create lasiocampidae a communal protective tent.
• Malacosoma disstria: Forest Tent Caterpillar - Photographs of this moth and its larvae, its distribution, description, biology, host plants, controls and management.

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