tent-caterpillar moth vs Malacosoma americana

tent-caterpillar moth and Malacosoma americana both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tent-caterpillar moth	Yes	No	No	No
Malacosoma americana	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tent-caterpillar moth and Malacosoma americana are synonyms defined as:

tent-caterpillar moth and Malacosoma americana: moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars

tent-caterpillar moth (noun)	Malacosoma americana (noun)
moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars	moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars
moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets