Malacosoma californica

Malacosoma californica

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae

Malacosoma californicum, the western tent caterpillar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is a tent caterpillar. The Western Tent Caterpillar is found in southern Canada, the western United States, and parts of northern Mexico.

Distribution

Malacosoma californica — (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 2,558Canada · 1,604Austria · 1Mexico · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionMalacosoma californicum, Wikipedia contributors

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