''Malacosoma'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Lasiocampidae The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...

first described by

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Species

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Malacosoma alpicolum ''Malacosoma alpicolum'' (also, ''M. alpicola'') is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae, the snout moths. It is native to the southern and central Alps. The wingspan is 18–34 mm. The moth flies from July to August. The larvae feed on vari ...

'' (Staudinger, 1870) *'' Malacosoma americanum'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''

Malacosoma californicum ''Malacosoma californicum'', the western tent caterpillar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is a tent caterpillar. The Western Tent Caterpillar is found in southern Canada, the western United States, and parts of northern Mexico. There ...

'' (Packard, 1864) *''

Malacosoma castrense ''Malacosoma castrense'' (or ''Malacosoma castrensis''), the ground lackey, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is a tent caterpillar found in Europe. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 170 ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Malacosoma constrictum ''Malacosoma'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species *'' Malacosoma alpicolum'' (Staudinger, 1870) *'' Malacosoma americanum'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''Malacosoma californicum'' (Packard, 1 ...

'' (H. Edwards, 1874) *'' Malacosoma disstria'' (Hübner,

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Malacosoma franconicum ''Malacosoma franconicum'' is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in central and southern Europe, as well as Armenia. The wingspan is about 22 mm for males and ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Malacosoma incurva ''Malacosoma incurva'', the southwestern tent caterpillar moth, is a species of moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in south-western North America, including Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada ...

'' (H. Edwards, 1882) *''

Malacosoma laurae ''Malacosoma'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species *'' Malacosoma alpicolum'' (Staudinger, 1870) *'' Malacosoma americanum'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''Malacosoma californicum'' (Packard, 1 ...

'' (Lajonquuière, 1977) *''

Malacosoma luteum ''Malacosoma'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species *'' Malacosoma alpicolum'' (Staudinger, 1870) *'' Malacosoma americanum'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''Malacosoma californicum'' (Packard, 1 ...

'' (Oberthür, 1878) *'' Malacosoma neustria'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Malacosoma parallellum ''Malacosoma'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species *'' Malacosoma alpicolum'' (Staudinger, 1870) *'' Malacosoma americanum'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''Malacosoma californicum'' (Packard, 1 ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) *''

Malacosoma primum ''Malacosoma'' is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species *'' Malacosoma alpicolum'' (Staudinger, 1870) *'' Malacosoma americanum'' (Fabricius, 1793) *''Malacosoma californicum'' (Packard, 1 ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) *''

Malacosoma tigris ''Malacosoma tigris'', the sonoran tent caterpillar, is a species of insect in the moth family Lasiocampidae The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyrali ...

'' (Dyar, 1902)

References

Lasiocampinae {{Lasiocampidae-stub