| Moths of North Dakota |
Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae: Malacosomatini |
Malacosoma disstria Hübner 1820
| Common name: Forest tent caterpillar.
Hodges #: 7698. Identification: 12.8 mm, fw pale, crossed by two dark lines, pro-tibia with epiphysis nearly as large as segment. Similar species: 7702, 7703. Distribution: central Canada and U. S., more common east of the Great Plains. Hosts: larvae feed on a wide variety of trees, in the northern Plains preferring basswood and maple, but also poplar, aspen, apple and cherry.
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ND, Richland Co., West I allotment, Sheyenne Natl. grasslands, 28- VI- 1995, Hg/UV lt., coll. G. Fauske.
MN, Grant Co., nr Ashby. VI- 2001, pic. Loren Oslie.
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