Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Malacosoma Higher classification Malacosoma | Phylum Arthropoda Family Lasiocampidae Scientific name Malacosoma californicum Rank Species | |
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Similar Malacosoma, Insect, Butterflies and moths, Lasiocampidae, Forest tent caterpillar moth | ||
Western tent caterpillars malacosoma californicum
Malacosoma californicum, the western tent caterpillar, is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is a tent caterpillar. It is found in the western part of the Nearctic ecozone.
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The wingspan is about 28 millimeters.
The larvae feed on various deciduous trees, such as oak and poplar.
Malacosoma californicum
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References
Malacosoma californicum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA