Definition of Malacosoma

1. Noun. Tent caterpillars.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Malacosoma

Malabar leprosy
Malabar nightshade
Malabar spinach
Malabarese
Malabarian
Malabo
Malacanthidae
Malacarne
Malacarne's space
Malacca
Malachi
Malachias
Malaclemys
Malaclemys centrata
Malaconotinae
Malacosoma
Malacosoma americana
Malacosoma disstria
Malacothamnus
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
Malacozoic
Malaga
Malagan
Malagans
Malagash
Malagashes
Malagasies
Malagasy
Malagasy Republic
Malaita

Literary usage of Malacosoma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Review of Applied Entomology by Commonwealth Institute of Entomology, Imperial Bureau of Entomology (1916)
"There were also present, although in much smaller numbers, Lymantria dispar, malacosoma neustria, ..."

2. The Moth Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Moths of North America by William Jacob Holland (1903)
"malacosoma disstria Hubner, <f\ USN M 10 malacosoma erosa Stretch, {?. ii. ... U. malacosoma americana Fabricius, ..."

3. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1914)
"The chief destructive caterpillar of 1913 was the FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR (malacosoma disstria). During the seasons of 1911, 1912, and 1913 the district of ..."

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