![Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americanum) looking at camera while resting on my finger; bushy antennae, fuzzy legs gripping; both wings up and out Photos | Adobe Stock Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americanum) looking at camera while resting on my finger; bushy antennae, fuzzy legs gripping; both wings up and out Photos | Adobe Stock](https://as2.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/04/28/57/63/1000_F_428576319_4GKMNwtn7L8IgoAyJtlZdPqWvXcOJlkE.jpg)
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americanum) looking at camera while resting on my finger; bushy antennae, fuzzy legs gripping; both wings up and out Photos | Adobe Stock
![Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/bamona_images/tent_caterpillar_moth1.jpg)
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America
BiodiversityWorks - This moth family is in-tents! 🐛🏕 The Lasiocampidae family or lappet moths include the larval tent caterpillars. The family name is Greek in origin lasio (wooly) and campa (caterpillar).Tent caterpillars
![Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/bamona_images/07701-malacosoma_americana-easterntentcaterpillarmoth-b-img_5282_0.jpg)
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America
![Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria Hübner, 1820 | Butterflies and Moths of North America Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria Hübner, 1820 | Butterflies and Moths of North America](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/bamona_images/3_img_0513_forest_tent_caterpillar_moth_malacosoma_disstria.jpg)
Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria Hübner, 1820 | Butterflies and Moths of North America
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