Malacosoma tigris

(Malacosoma tigris)

Description

Malacosoma tigris, the sonoran tent caterpillar, is a species of insect in the family of moths known as Lasiocampidae. The MONA or Hodges number for Malacosoma tigris is 7700.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Lasiocampidae

Genus:Malacosoma

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