Malacosoma

Malacosoma
Malacosoma franconicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
Tribe: Lasiocampini
Genus: Malacosoma
Hübner, [1820][1]
Synonyms
  • Trichoda Hübner, [1806]
  • Trichoda Hübner, 1822
  • Trichodia Stephens, 1827
  • Clisiocampa Curtis, 1828
  • Cliseocampa Agassiz, 1847

Malacosoma is a genus of moth in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820.[2] The larva is commonly called the Tent caterpillar.

Species

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Malacosoma Hübner, [1820]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Nomen.at


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