Malacosoma alpicolum
Malacosoma alpicolum (also, M. alpicola) is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae, the snout moths. It is native to the southern and central Alps.
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| Malacosoma alpicolum Staudinger, 1870 | |
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.
Larva
Both sides of male specimen MHNT
Subspecies
- Malacosoma alpicolum alpicolum
- Malacosoma alpicolum mixtum (Morocco)Rothschild, 1925
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