Noun: forest tent caterpillar
- Larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees
"Forest tent caterpillars can cause widespread defoliation in hardwood forests";
- Malacosoma disstria
Derived forms: forest tent caterpillars
Type of: tent caterpillar
Encyclopedia: Forest tent caterpillar