#tent_caterpillar the larvae of moths that build communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees
supertype: #caterpillar a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
member of: #genus_Malacosoma
subtype: #forest_tent_caterpillar__Malacosoma_disstria larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees
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