What kind of moth does a tent caterpillar turn into. Eastern tent caterpillars may be confused with gypsy moths or even fall webworm. Forest tent caterpillars turn into brown moths and green when night fallsmostly moths are brownwhite and tan but they always turn out to be green just like glow in the dark stuff you find on the. Eastern and forest tent caterpillar moths lay their eggs in late june or early july while the western tent caterpillar moth appears later and lays eggs in august. Eastern tent caterpillars malacosoma americanum may be the only insects recognized by their homes rather than their appearance.
The eggs are laid in groups of 150 to 350 and encased in a frothy substance that hardens into a shiny styrofoam like material forming a dark brown or gray band that straddles or. The forest tent caterpillar moth malacosoma disstria is a moth found throughout north america especially in the eastern regionsunlike related tent caterpillar species the larvae of forest tent caterpillars do not make tents but rather weave a silky sheet where they lie together during moltingthey also lay down strands of silk as they move over branches and travel as groups along these.