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Megalopyge megalopygae

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Megalopyge megalopygae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species:
M. megalopygae
Binomial name
Megalopyge megalopygae
(Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Edebessa megalopygae Schaus, 1905

Megalopyge megalopygae is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.[1]

The wingspan is about 48 mm. The forewings are dark grey with long curly hairs, becoming olivaceous brown at the base and along the inner margin. The apex and outer margin are golden olivaceous buff. The hindwings are dark grey with the outer margin narrowly and the fringe golden olivaceous buff.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Megalopyge megalopygae​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American mothsPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.