''Malacosoma'' is a genus of

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 ...

in 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

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1820.''Nomen.at''
/ref> The larva is commonly called the Tent caterpillar.

Species

*'' Malacosoma alpicolum'' (Staudinger, 1870) *'' Malacosoma americanum'' (Fabricius, 1793) *'' Malacosoma californicum'' (Packard, 1864) *'' Malacosoma castrense'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Malacosoma constricta (=constrictum)'' (H. Edwards, 1874) *'' Malacosoma disstria'' (Hübner, 820 *''

Malacosoma franconicum ''Malacosoma franconicum'' is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in central and southern Europe, as well as Armenia. The wingspan is about 22 mm for males and 3 ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *''

Malacosoma incurva ''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 ...

'' (H. Edwards, 1882) *'' Malacosoma laurae'' (Lajonquuière, 1977) *'' Malacosoma luteum'' (Oberthür, 1878) *'' Malacosoma neustria'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Malacosoma parallellum ''Malacosoma'' is a genus of moth in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The larva is commonly called the Tent caterpillar. Species *'' Malacosoma alpicolum'' (Staudinger, 1870) *'' Malacosoma americanum'' (Fabrici ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) *''

Malacosoma primum ''Malacosoma'' is a genus of moth in the family Lasiocampidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The larva is commonly called the Tent caterpillar. Species *''Malacosoma alpicolum'' (Staudinger, 1870) *''Eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosom ...

'' (Staudinger, 1887) *''

Malacosoma tigris ''Malacosoma tigris'', the sonoran tent caterpillar, is a species of insect in the moth family Lasiocampidae The Lasiocampidae are a family of moths also known as eggars, tent caterpillars, snout moths (although this also refers to the Pyrali ...

'' (Dyar, 1902)

References

Lasiocampinae Moth genera {{Lasiocampidae-stub