#Malacosoma

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria Lasiocampidae

Photographs taken on June 20, 2023, at Petroglyphs Provincial Park, Woodview, Ontario, Canada.

#wildflowers of southern ontario #Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth #caterpillar #Malacosoma disstria #insect #Malacosoma #Lasiocampidae #Petroglyphs Provincial Park #Woodview #Ontario #Canada

[onenicebugperday]

@fredfinch​ submitted: Greetings! I spotted these two on some sunflowers I'm growing, but I don't know what they are! Am located in British Columbia, Canada. Any chance of an ID? Best wishes to ya! :))

I can and I will! The first one is a harvestman, most likely a European harvestman. And the fuzzy friend is one of the tent caterpillar moths in the genus Malacosoma, either a western test caterpillar moth or a forest tent caterpillar moth. I’m not confident enough to tell you which one since they both have quite a bit of variation between individuals and a lot of overlap in how the species look!

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #arachnids #harvestman #european harvestman #moth #Malacosoma #tent caterpillar moth

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #172

Lackey

Malacosoma neustria

From the lasiocampidae family. They have a wingspan of 25-42 mm. They inhabit open, sunny habitats, especially hedgerows, scrubby places, gardens and open woodland. They can be found across Europe, Asia and North Africa.

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#moth #lepidopterology #moths #lepidoptera #nature #pretty moth #insect #bugs #moth of the day #motd #pretty moths #entomology #lepidoptery #lackey moth #malacosoma neustria #lasiocampidae moth #lasiocampidae

[wedontneedfeatherstofly]

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth - Malacosoma americana

#Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth #Malacosoma americana #lepidoptera #insect

[ph-dm]

#caterpillar #Malacosoma californicum #insect #spring #nature #clump #animals #tree #sun #blossom #photography #rotterdam

[acrocinus]

Malacosoma americanum (eastern tent caterpillar) i found this guy on a tree after not seeing any caterpillars this year :) i was so happy

photo by me

#Malacosoma americanum #eastern tent caterpillar #bugblr #bug #bugs #insect #insects #caterpillar #moth #larvae #me

[thefanciestflower]

Tent caterpillar, oh how I love you tent caterpillar

#I loveee tent caterpillars so much they are so cute to me :3 #lil fuzzy guys.. #malacosoma americanum #< I think #caterpillar #🌸

[hellsitegenetics]

Hi, im trying to figure out my gender, might be transmasc might be agender, can i have my name? Pleas and thank you

String identified: , tg t g t g, gt taac gt ag, ca a a? a a ta

Closest match: Malacosoma neustria genome assembly, chromosome: 3 Common name: Lackey moth

#tumblr genetics #genetics #asks #requests #sent to me #transgender #moths #bugs #insects #lackey moth

[bugfarm]

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americana)

#lepidoptera #moth #Malacosoma americana #tent caterpillar moth #creepie.pics

[bugkeeping]

eastern tent caterpillar

Malacosoma americanum

[jupiterswasphouse]

A fluffy little guy! (Likely Malacosoma americanum)

#Eastern tent caterpillar moth #Lappet moth #Lasiocampidae #Moth #Moths #Lepidoptera #Insects #Insect #Bugs #Photo #Photos #Wasp House Sights #Bug

[mybeingthere]

Kat Ryals, “Homo Malacosoma” (2012), dry plate tintype. Via Hyperallergic.

From The 9th Annual Governors Island Art Fair, 2016.

[onenicebugperday]

@robinsoninspace submitted: I saw this caterpillar sat in the middle of a path.  I’ve never seen one like it before.  I’m having trouble trying to work out what it is.  Do you have any idea?  It’s in the UK.  Thank you for running this wonderful blog.

What a beautiful friend! It’s a tent caterpillar known as the lackey, Malacosoma neustria. We have a few similar species here in the states that also have the pretty blue markings :)

#insects #submission #bugs #moth #caterpillar #larva #tent caterpillar #tent caterpillar moth #the lackey

[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #187

Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth

Malacosoma disstria

From the lasiocampidae family. They have a wingspan of about 30 mm. They are native to North America.

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#moth #moths #lepidopterology #lepidoptera #nature #pretty moth #insect #bugs #moth of the day #motd #lepidoptery #entomology #bugblr #bug #invertebrates #cool bugs #insects #lasiocampidae moth #lasiocampidae #forest tent caterpillar moth #malacosoma disstria

[corriethosaurus]

I don’t usually post personal wildlife photos, but it’s beginning to warm up and the little critters around here are coming out in full swing. I lived in a very dry climate at high altitude for a few years and almost forgot what it was like to live in a much warmer, more tropical place that houses a lot more animals. I can’t explain the joy I feel whenever I go outside and look for things! I’m going to try to identify each critter, left to right, top to bottom. If I’ve misidentified any of them, please let me know! I also apologize for the two photos taken behind dirty windows. If I’d known I was going to have guests, I would’ve wiped them down first.

1st pic: Eastern Wormsnake (Carphopis amoenus amoenus).

2nd pic: Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus).

3rd pic: Cicada nymph shell, unsure of which species unfortunately, if at all that can be determined from shell alone.

4th pic: A young Long-Palped Ant Mimic Sac Spider maybe? (Castianeira longipalpa)

5th pic: Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum).

6th pic: Luna Moth (Actias luna).

7th pic: Pseudopolydesmus serratus. As far as I can find there is no common name for it!

#bugblr #wasps #snake #luna moth #caterpillar #millipede #cicada #spider #So glad that winter’s over. #corriethosaurus

[cptmackerel]

This beautiful little creature is the larval form of the malacosoma americanum, AKA the Eastern Tent Caterpillar!

It gets its name from its ability to create large tent webs, which groups of the caterpillars will use as a nest.

#caterpillar #moth #bugs #insects #nature #photography #entomology #tent caterpillar #I love this little fella