Malacosoma
Encyclopedia
Malacosoma is a genus of Moth
in the family Lasiocampidae
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Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
in the family Lasiocampidae
Lasiocampidae
The Lasiocampidae family of moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. There are over 2000 species worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied....
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Species
- Malacosoma alpicolumMalacosoma alpicolumMalacosoma alpicolum is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found the Southern and Central parts of the Alps.The wingspan is 18-34 mm...
Staudinger, 1870 - Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius, 1793)
- Malacosoma californicumMalacosoma californicumThe Western Tent Caterpillar is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in the Western part of the Nearctic ecozone.The wingspan is ca...
(Packard, 1864) - Malacosoma castrenseMalacosoma castrenseThe Ground Lackey is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in Europe.The length of the forewings is 13–16 mm for males and 17–21 mm for females...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Malacosoma constrictum (H. Edwards, 1874)
- Malacosoma disstria Hübner, [1820]
- Malacosoma franconicumMalacosoma franconicumMalacosoma franconicum is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in central and southern Europe, as well as Armenia.The wingspan is about 22 mm for males and 36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August....
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Malacosoma incurvum (H. Edwards, 1882)
- Malacosoma laurae Lajonquuière, 1977
- Malacosoma luteum Oberthür, 1878
- Malacosoma neustria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Malacosoma parallellum (Staudinger, 1887)
- Malacosoma primum (Staudinger, 1887)
- Malacosoma tigris (Dyar, 1902)