Lasiocampidae Malacosominae Malacosomini Malacosoma (Malacosoma) alpicola Gastropacha (Gastropacha) quercifolia
Malacosoma (Malacosoma) franconica ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
 
Genus: Malacosoma Hübner, [1820]   Subgenus: Malacosoma Hübner, [1820]   Original genus: Bombyx Linnaeus, 1758
Synonims (species):
   franconicum auct.
M. (Malacosoma) franconica (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (male), Terme di Stigliano (Roma), Italy, July 1993
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. (Malacosoma) franconica (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult (female), Terme di Stigliano (Roma), Italy, July 1993
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. (Malacosoma) franconica (© David Demerges)
Adult (female), Aude, France, 2005
(Photo by David Demerges, Société d'histoire naturelle Alcide-d'Orbigny)
M. (Malacosoma) franconica (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Terme di Stigliano (Roma), Italy, June 1993
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
M. (Malacosoma) franconica (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larvae, Terme di Stigliano (Roma), Italy, May 1996
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
Foodplants:
Artemisia, Achillea, Plantago, Rumex, Sulla
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