Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lasiocampidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Malacosoma | |
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Similar Malacosoma alpicolum, Malacosoma castrense, Cosmotriche, Phyllodesma tremulifolium, Pachypasa limosa | ||
Malacosoma 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.
The larvae feed on Artemisia, Achillea, Plantago, Rumex species.
References
Malacosoma franconicum Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA