Malacosoma (Noun)
Meaning
Tent caterpillars.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The eastern tent caterpillar, also known as malacosoma americanum, is a common pest of fruit trees and other ornamental plants.
- Malacosoma americanum, the eastern tent caterpillar, constructs large silken tents in trees where it lives and feeds.
- The forest tent caterpillar, malacosoma disstria, is a significant defoliator of deciduous trees in North America.
- Malacosoma californicum, the California tent caterpillar, is known for its destructive feeding habits on a wide range of host plants.
- The malacosoma species of tent caterpillars are social insects that live in large groups and feed on the leaves of trees.