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Genus

Malacosoma (Tent caterpillar moths)

Malacosoma constricta. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

Malacosoma is a genus of moths in the family Lasiocampidae.

— Wikipedia

  • Humboldt Life
    • Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
      • Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
        • Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
          • Class: Insecta (Insects)
            • Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
              • Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
                • Superfamily: Lasiocampoidea
                  • Family: Lasiocampidae (Lappet moths)
                    • Subfamily: Lasiocampinae
                      • Tribe: Lasiocampini
                        • Genus: Malacosoma (Tent caterpillar moths)
                          • Species: Malacosoma disstria (Forest tent caterpillar moth)
                          • Species: Malacosoma californica (Western tent caterpillar moth)
                          • Species: Malacosoma constricta (Pacific tent caterpillar)

Subtaxa

Species: Malacosoma disstria (Forest tent caterpillar moth)

Species: Malacosoma californica (Western tent caterpillar moth)

Species: Malacosoma constricta (Pacific tent caterpillar)

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