Malacosoma californicum
| Malacosoma californicum |
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| Female (light colour) and Male |
| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: |
Malacosoma |
| Species: |
M. californicum |
| Binomial name |
Malacosoma californicum
Packard, 1864 |
| Synonyms |
- Clisiocampa californica Packard, [1865]
- Clisiocampa californica Walker, 1865
- Bombyx pseudoneustria Boisduval, 1868
- Clisiocampa thoracica Stretch, 1881
- Clisiocampa fragilis var. perlutea Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893
- Clisiocampa ambisimile Dyar, 1893
- Clisiocampa pluvialis Dyar, 1893
- Clisiocampa fragilis Stretch, 1881
- Clisiocampa mus Neumoegen, 1893
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The Western Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma californicum) is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in the Western part of the Nearctic ecozone.
The wingspan is ca. 28 mm.
The larvae feed on various decideous trees, such as Oak and Poplar.
Subspecies
- Malacosoma californicum californicum
- Malacosoma californicum ambisimile (Dyar, 1893)
- Malacosoma californicum pluvialis (Dyar, 1893)
- Malacosoma californicum recenseo Dyar, 1928
- Malacosoma californicum lutescens (Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893)
- Malacosoma californicum fragile (Stretch, 1881)
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