Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
 
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Western Tent Caterpillar Moth
Common Name:  Western Tent Caterpillar Moth, Northern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Latin Name:  Malacosoma californicum (Packard, 1864)
                        (W. Cranshaw, det.)

Wingspan:  30-40 mm

Range: Alberta

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Time of year seen: June to August

Caterpillar's Diet:  Aspen, alder, cherry, oak and willow

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Photo courtesy Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org, www.forestryimages.org
     
         
                    
         

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