BiodiversityWorks - This moth family is in-tents! 🐛🏕 The Lasiocampidae family or lappet moths include the larval tent caterpillars. The family name is Greek in origin lasio (wooly) and campa (caterpillar).Tent caterpillars
![Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/bamona_images/07701-malacosoma_americana-easterntentcaterpillarmoth-b-img_5282_0.jpg)
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America
![Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/bamona_images/tent_caterpillar_moth1.jpg)
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America
![Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793) | Butterflies and Moths of North America](https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sites/default/files/bamona_images/6-30-20_721.jpg)