» tent caterpillar
Noun (1 meaning)
1. the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees.
tent caterpillar is a type of:
- caterpillar (noun) - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
types of tent caterpillar:
- forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria (noun) - larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent
tent caterpillar is a member of:
- Malacosoma, genus Malacosoma (noun) - tent caterpillars