Pacific Tent Caterpillars
May 18th, 2009 by MLC Administrator
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Name: Mono Lake Committee Staff
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Date of sighting: Spring 2009
It is a really good year for Pacific Tent Caterpillars. You can see their tents in Bitterbrush and sometimes Desert Peach and other shrubs. They turn into a moth. 1998 was a good year, and I remember one other year since then that was good–but not this good.
Pacific Tent Moth
Pacific Tent Moth
Pacific Tent Moth
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