Malacosoma | |
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Malacosoma franconicum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lasiocampidae |
Subfamily: | Lasiocampinae |
Tribe: | Lasiocampini |
Genus: | Malacosoma Hübner, [1820][1] |
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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.