Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lasiocampidae Scientific name Malacosoma alpicolum | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Malacosoma Rank Species | |
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Similar Malacosoma franconicum, Malacosoma castrense, Eriogaster arbusculae, Cosmotriche, Phyllodesma tremulifolium | ||
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 various plants, including roses, common blackberry, Alchemilla alpina, Potentilla aurea, Filipendula ulmaria, and Euphorbia cyparissias.
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