Malacosoma Hübner, [1820]
(a genus of moths)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Malacosoma castrensis
Ground Lackey
Species 2 ident. refs
Malacosoma neustria
The Lackey
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 		Species 31 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMalacosoma (a genus of moths)
TribeMalacosomatini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyMALACOSOMATINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyLASIOCAMPIDAE (lackeys and eggars)
SuperfamilyLASIOCAMPOIDEA (lackeys and eggars)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Malacosoma (a genus of moths) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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