''Malacosoma franconicum'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Lasiocampidae The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyralidae), or lappet moths. Over 2,000 species occur worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied. It i ...

first described by

Michael Denis Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis, also: ''Sined the Bard'', (27 September 1729 – 29 September 1800) was an Austrian Catholic priest and Jesuit, who is best known as a poet, bibliographer, and lepidopterist. Life Denis was born at Schärdin ...

and

Ignaz Schiffermüller Jeremias "Johann" Ignaz Schiffermüller (; 2 November 1727 – 21 June 1806) was an Austrian naturalist and Jesuit teacher who took a special interest in the Lepidoptera. In order to describe the colours of butterflies, he also looked for a syste ...

in 1775. It is found in central and southern Europe, as well as

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. The

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is about 22 mm for males and 36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August."''Malacosoma franconica'' (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)"
''Insecta.pro''. Retrieved February 5, 2020. The larvae feed on '' Artemisia'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' species. Malacosoma_franconicum.jpg, Caterpillar Malacosoma franconicum MHNT CUT 2011 0 446 Huez female.jpg, Female - both sides - MHNT

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"06745 ''Malacosoma franconica'' ([Denis & Schiffermüller
1775) - Frankfurter Ringelspinner"">enis & Schiffermüller">"06745 ''Malacosoma franconica'' ([Denis & Schiffermüller
1775) - Frankfurter Ringelspinner" ''Lepiforum e.V.'' Malacosoma Moths of Europe Moths of Asia Moths described in 1775 Taxa named by Michael Denis Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller {{Lasiocampidae-stub