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Malacosoma disstria
Warning
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Warning
You must report any suspicions of
Malacosoma disstria, wherever found.
To report suspicions, you must contact the relevant authority.
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Preferred name
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Malacosoma disstria
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Common names
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- Forest tent caterpillar
- Forest tent caterpillar moth
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Synonyms
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- Bombyx drupacearum
- Chelonia nubilis
- Clisiocampa erosa
- Clisiocampa sylvatica
- Malacosoma disstria erosa
There are no photos of Malacosoma disstria to view in the EPPO Global Database.
Plants known to carry Malacosoma disstria
| Scientific name | Common names |
|---|---|
| Abies | Fir |
| Acer saccharum | Maple, hard,Maple, rock,Maple, sugar |
| Acer | Maple |
| Alnus | Alder |
| Amelanchier | Mespilus, snowy,Serviceberry |
| Betula papyrifera | Birch, paper,Birch, paper,Birch, paper-bark,Birch, canoe |
| Betula | Birch |
| Cornus | Dogwood |
| Corylus | None |
| Fraxinus | Ash |
| Larix | Larch |
| Liquidambar styraciflua | Sweetgum |
| Malus | Apple tree,Apple, ornamental |
| Nyssa aquatica | Tupelo, water |
| Nyssa sylvatica | Tupelo, black,Pepperidge,Blackgum |
| Nyssa | Tupelo tree |
| Ostrya | None |
| Picea | Spruce |
| Pinus | Pine |
| Populus tremuloides | Aspen, trembling |
| Populus | Poplar |
| Prunus | Stonefruit-shrubs |
| Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas fir, common,Oregon pine,British Columbian pine,green Douglas fir,red fir,Columbian pine |
| Pyrus | Pear tree |
| Quercus macrocarpa | Oak, bur,Oak, mossycup,Oak, scrub |
| Quercus nigra | Oak, water |
| Quercus phellos | Oak, willow |
| Quercus | Oak |
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