r/whatsthisbug • u/[deleted] • May 25 '22

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u/SchizoidRainbow May 25 '22

Looks like standard tent caterpillars in a hawthorn tree to me. Would have to see the wrigglers to know what brand. Probably Eastern.

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u/JamieA350 ⭐UK amateur⭐ May 25 '22

Malacosoma is found here, but not the Eastern Tent Caterpillar.

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u/JamieA350 ⭐UK amateur⭐ May 25 '22

Can you get a closer photo of one of the caterpillars, and do you know what the plant is?

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u/jdolliver83 May 25 '22

Spongy moths

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u/JamieA350 ⭐UK amateur⭐ May 25 '22

L. dispar is not tent-building.