Malacosoma franconicum: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lasiocampidae
- Genus
- Malacosoma
- Species
- Malacosoma franconicum
- Scientific Name
- Malacosoma franconicum
Summary description from Wikipedia:
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 36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on Artemisia, Achillea, Plantago, Rumex species.
...Malacosoma franconicum in languages:
- Czech
- bourovec západní
- English
- Franconian Lackey
- French
- Franconienne
- German
- Frankfurter Ringelspinner
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Malacosoma alpicolum
- Malacosoma americana
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- Malacosoma betula
- Malacosoma californica
- Malacosoma castrense
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- Malacosoma dentatum
- Malacosoma disstria
- Malacosoma franconicum
- Malacosoma incurva
- Malacosoma kirghisica
- Malacosoma laurae
- Malacosoma neustria
- Malacosoma parallela
- Malacosoma prima
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