Milkweed Coconoprim

Milkweed Coconoprim
	; Female
	; Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animals
Type of:	Arthropods
Class:	Insects
Squad:	Lepidoptera
Suborder:	Proboscis
Superfamily:	Lasiocampoidea
Family:	Coconuts
Rod:	Malacosoma
View:	Milkweed Coconoprim
Latin name
	Malacosoma castrensis Linnaeus , 1758
Synonyms
	Malacosoma castrense; Phalaena castrensis Linnaeus , 1758; Malacosoma tianshanica Daniel , 1949; Bombyx hilleri Standfuss , 1884; Bombyx taraxacoides Bellier de la Chavignerie , 1851; Bombyx venata Standfuss , 1884; Clisiocampa costipuncta Closs & Hannemann , 1917; Clisiocampa fasciata Closs & Hannemann , 1917; Malacosoma albescens Cockayne , 1951; Malacosoma angustata Grünberg , 1911; Malacosoma approximata Lempke , 1960; Malacosoma bifascia Tutt , 1900; Malacosoma brunnea Tutt , 1900; Malacosoma designata Aigner , 1906; Malacosoma divisa Lempke , 1960; Malacosoma fusca Lempke , 1960; Malacosoma halophila Stauder , 1915; Malacosoma intermedia Tutt , 1900; Malacosoma lineata Lempke , 1960; Malacosoma minor Tutt , 1900; Malacosoma obsoleta Lempke , 1960; Malacosoma obsoleta Tutt , 1900; Malacosoma olivacea Cockayne , 1951; Malacosoma pallescens Lempke , 1960; Malacosoma pallida Tutt , 1900; Malacosoma rufo-virgata Tutt , 1900; Malacosoma semibrunnea Lempke , 1960; Malacosoma serena Bloch , 1959; Malacosoma thomalae Gaede , 1932; Malacosoma trifasciata Closs , 1913; Malacosoma unicolor Tutt , 1900; Malacosoma virgata Tutt , 1900; Pahalaena neustria Linnaeus , 1761;

Milkweed coconoprime ^[1] ( lat. Malacosoma castrensis ) is a species belonging to the genus Malakosome from the coconopath family.

Description

The wingspan of a male is 30–32 mm, and a female is 40 mm. Fly in June-August depending on location. The caterpillars mainly live on euphorbia , cypress euphorbia , cornflower , wormwood , heather , tenderweed and other herbaceous plants, less often on deciduous young trees and shrubs.

Geography

Europe (except the north), the Caucasus , Central Asia .

Subspecies

Malacosoma castrense castrense
Malacosoma castrense kirghisicum ( Staudinger , 1879) (Asia Minor, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
Malacosoma castrense thomalae Gaede , 1932 ( Tien Shan )
Malacosoma castrense krymea Sheljuzhko , 1943

Gallery

Head of caterpillar of a milkweed cocoon
Brood of euphorrhoea coconopier caterpillars ( Holland )
Feeding Tracks ( South Germany )
Male

Notes

↑ Gornostaev G.N. Insects of the USSR. - Moscow: Thought, 1970. - p. 257. - 372 p. - (Reference guides geographer and traveler).

Links

Milkweed coconoprim (English) information on the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) website.

[1] Gornostaev G.N. Insects of the USSR. - Moscow: Thought, 1970. - p. 257. - 372 p. - (Reference guides geographer and traveler).