Hodges # 7698
Caterpillar foods: alder, basswood, birch, sherry, oak, poplar, willow (Bugguide)
These caterpillars and moths look similar to Eastern Tent Caterpillars, but Forest Tent Caterpillars don’t actually make ‘tents’ – they congregate on silk mats which they make on the branches and trunks of trees. I don’t see them as often here, but that may be because they’re not as noticeable.
5/24/2010
5/24/2010
Adult 7/4/2009
6/29/2012
7/12/2013
6/21/2015