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Megalopyge trossula

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Megalopyge trossula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species:
M. trossula
Binomial name
Megalopyge trossula
(Dognin, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Prismoptera trossula Dognin, 1891

Megalopyge trossula is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1891.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.

Adults have a yellow body and the wings are entirely denuded of scales, except for a few dark-grey ones at the base.[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 trossula​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington