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Megalopyge ovata

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Megalopyge ovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species:
M. ovata
Binomial name
Megalopyge ovata
(Schaus, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Cyclara ovata Schaus, 1896

Megalopyge ovata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 19 mm. The wings are rather diaphanous brownish grey, the forewings with a darker basal shade and a median transverse dentate and irregular brown line outwardly edged with white, which is more distinct on the inner half of the wing. There is a small subapical dark brown spot.[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 ovata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Journal of the New York Entomological Society Vol. 4, No. 2 (Jun., 1896) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.