Malacosoma alpicolum
| Malacosoma alpicolum | |
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| Malacosoma alpicolum - Male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Malacosoma |
| Species: | M. alpicolum |
| Binomial name | |
| Malacosoma alpicolum Staudinger, 1870 | |
Malacosoma alpicolum (also, M. alpicola) is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae, the snout moths. It is native to the southern and central Alps.
The wingspan is 18–34 mm. The moth flies from July to August.
The larvae feed on various plants, including roses, common blackberry, Alchemilla alpina, Potentilla aurea, Filipendula ulmaria, and Euphorbia cyparissias.
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Larva
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Both sides of male specimen MHNT
Subspecies
- Malacosoma alpicolum alpicolum
- Malacosoma alpicolum mixtum (Morocco)Rothschild, 1925
External links
- www.lepiforum.de
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
- www.schmetterling-raupe.de
- Fauna Europaea
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