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Lasiocampidae 870016 – 7700   Malacosoma tigris (Dyar, 1902)              Sonoran Tent Caterpillar

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: tigris (Dyar, 1902) (Clisiocampa) - MONA 1983: 7700; TL: Platte Canyon near Denver, CO. inducta Dyar, 1906 (Malacosoma); TL: [Palmerlee, Cochise Co., Arizona]. onissa (Dyar, 1911) (Clisiocampa); TL: Zacualpan, Mexico. texana Dyar, 1928 (Malacosoma); TL: Texas.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Dyar, H.G., 1902. A new form of Clisiocampa from Colorado. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 5: 38-39. Dyar, H.G., 1906. Descriptions of new North American moths and larvae. Museum of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Science Bulletin, 1(8): 195. Franclemont, J. G., 1973. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.1: p. 76. pl. 9.23-28. order or free PDF Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

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