Southwestern tent caterpillar moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lasiocampidae |
Genus: | Malacosoma |
Species: | M. incurva
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Binomial name | |
Malacosoma incurva | |
Synonyms | |
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Malacosoma incurva, the southwestern tent caterpillar moth, is a species of moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in south-western North America, including Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah. [3]
The wingspan is about 27 mm.
The larvae feed on Populus fremontii, Salix and Prunus species.
Southwestern tent caterpillar moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lasiocampidae |
Genus: | Malacosoma |
Species: | M. incurva
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Binomial name | |
Malacosoma incurva | |
Synonyms | |
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Malacosoma incurva, the southwestern tent caterpillar moth, is a species of moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It was first described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in south-western North America, including Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah. [3]
The wingspan is about 27 mm.
The larvae feed on Populus fremontii, Salix and Prunus species.