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Franconian Lackey
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Franconian Lackey

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 36 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to August.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 777280.