Malacosoma americanum

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Malacosoma_americanum

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:species
gptkbp:built	silken tent
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Insecta
gptkbp:color	black with white stripe (larva) brown (adult moth)
gptkbp:commonName	eastern tent caterpillar
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Johan_Christian_Fabricius
gptkbp:describedYear	1793
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:southern_Canada eastern United States
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Lasiocampidae
gptkbp:genus	gptkb:Malacosoma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Malacosoma americanum
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalHostPlant	gptkb:Acer gptkb:Magnolia gptkb:Quercus gptkb:Rosa gptkb:Ulmus gptkb:plant_species gptkb:Alnus gptkb:Carpinus gptkb:Carya gptkb:Cercis gptkb:Morus gptkb:Viburnum gptkb:Salix gptkb:Platanus gptkb:Betula gptkb:Crataegus gptkb:Fagus gptkb:Populus gptkb:Prunus gptkb:Pyrus gptkb:Sorbus gptkb:Cornus gptkb:Sassafras gptkb:Nyssa gptkb:Amelanchier gptkb:Fraxinus gptkb:Liquidambar gptkb:Tilia
gptkbp:lifeStage	larva pupa adult moth
gptkbp:nativeTo	gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Lepidoptera
gptkbp:overwintersAs	gptkb:meat
gptkbp:pestOf	ornamental trees fruit trees
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:wingspan	25-45 mm
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Lasiocampinae gptkb:Malacosoma
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7