Malacosoma alpicolum
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| Malacosoma alpicolum | |
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| File:Malacosoma alpicola MHNT CUT 2011 0 446 Col du Lautaret Male dos.jpg | |
| Malacosoma alpicolum - Male | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lasiocampidae |
| Genus: | Malacosoma |
| Species: | M. alpicolum
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| Binomial name | |
| Malacosoma alpicolum Staudinger, 1870
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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
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