Malacosoma (Tent caterpillar moths)

CHP: Vehicle Collides with Bear on Northbound Highway 101, Unknown Injuries Reported 4:20 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/jun/20/#incident-1057708">BIKE STOP &#8212; SIXTH ST/A ST 3:27 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/jun/20/#incident-1057695">PATROL CHECK &#8212; 3300 Block of DOLBEER ST 3:16 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/jun/20/#incident-1057687">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; BROADWAY ST/W WASHINGTON ST 2:47 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/jun/20/#incident-1057713">WELFARE CHECK &#8212; 600 Block of W HARRIS ST 2:45 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/jun/20/#incident-1057684">Traffic Stop &#8212; 27800 Block of US HWY 101 2:40 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/jun/20/#incident-1057683">Alarm &#8212; 200 Block of KEISNER RD 2:31 a.m.

Malacosoma californica. Photo: (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Malacosoma is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae.

Species: Malacosoma disstria (Forest tent caterpillar moth)

Species: Malacosoma californica (Western tent caterpillar moth)

Species: Malacosoma constricta (Pacific tent caterpillar)