tent-caterpillar moth vs Malacosoma disstria

tent-caterpillar moth and Malacosoma disstria both are nouns.

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

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

tent-caterpillar moth and Malacosoma disstria: moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets

tent-caterpillar moth (noun)	Malacosoma disstria (noun)
moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars	moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets
moth whose gregarious larvae spin webs resembling carpets	larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees