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Southern Flannel Moth - Megalopyge opercularis - female
Copyright © 2004 Cotinis

Southern Flannel Moth - Megalopyge opercularis - Female
Hwy 55 and Sedwick, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
July 8, 2004
Again, refer to Georgia Leps, which shows the male and female of this species. The orange thorax and forewing base indicate this is Southern Flannel Moth.
Contributed by Cotinis on 21 March, 2005 - 9:06pm

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