Malacosoma incurva

Southwestern tent caterpillar moth

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Hexapoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Genus:	Malacosoma
Species:	M. incurva
Binomial name
*Malacosoma incurva* (H. Edwards, 1882)^[1]^[2]
Synonyms
Clisiocampa incurva H. Edwards, 1882 Malacosoma incurvum Clisiocampa incurva var. constrictina Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893 Clisiocampa azteca Neumoegen, 1893 Clisiocampa luteomargo Dyar, 1907 Clisiocampa mus var. discolorata Neumoegen, 1893

Malacosoma incurva, the southwestern tent caterpillar moth, is a species of moth of the family Lasiocampidae. It is found in south-western North America, including Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Utah.^[3]

The wingspan is about 27 mm.

The larvae feed on Populus fremontii, Salix and Prunus species.

Subspecies

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