Forest tent caterpillar
Insect
Forest tent caterpillar
Malacosoma disstria Hübner
Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae
Distribution: Most fruit-growing states and provinces in eastern North America.
Photos
Larvae have long, silky hairs with a row of elongated spots along the back.
Therese Arcand, Nat. Res. Canada
B
Adults are reddish brown with two brown, transverse-parallel bands (A). Masses of shiny black eggs are laid in a ring around twigs. Larvae have long silky hairs on their body and a row of elongated spots along the back (B).