Malacosoma (Tent Caterpillar Moths)

Species in this group

Malacosoma disstria

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Malacosoma californica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Malacosoma americana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Malacosoma incurva

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Malacosoma neustria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Malacosoma castrensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tent Caterpillar Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~40%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~40%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~40%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~40%
3	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~40%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~30%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
4	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~30%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~30%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
5	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~30%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~30%
	Southwestern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
6	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~20%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~20%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
7	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~20%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~20%
8	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~20%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
9	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~20%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
10	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~20%
	Southwestern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 6	~20%
	The Lackey			~10%
	Ground Lackey			~10%
12	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 6	~10%
	Ground Lackey			~10%
	The Lackey			~10%
13	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
14	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
15	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 6	~10%
	The Lackey			~10%
	Ground Lackey			<5%
16	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Southwestern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
18	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
19	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
20	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 6	~10%
	The Lackey			~10%
21	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 6	~10%
	The Lackey			~10%
22	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	~10%
	The Lackey			~10%
23	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
24	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
25	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 6	~10%
	The Lackey			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~20%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~20%
2	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~20%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~20%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			<5%
3	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~20%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			<5%
4	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
5	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
6	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
7	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			<5%
8	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
9	Nagoya	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 6	~10%
	The Lackey			~10%
10	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			<5%
11	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			<5%
12	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 6	~10%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			<5%
13	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
14	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
15	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
16	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			~10%
17	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Western Tent Caterpillar Moth			<5%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			<5%
18	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 6	<5%
	The Lackey			<5%
19	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 6	<5%
	The Lackey			<5%
20	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 6	<5%
	The Lackey			<5%
21	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth			<5%
22	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 6	<5%
	Ground Lackey			<5%
23	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth			<5%

Tent Caterpillar Moths

Species in this group

Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth

Western Tent Caterpillar Moth

Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth

Southwestern Tent Caterpillar Moth

The Lackey

Ground Lackey

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Tent Caterpillar Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked