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Species Norape tenera - Mesquite Stinger Moth - Hodges#4648

Mesquite Stinger Moth - Norape tenera - male Norape tenera unkn C-pillar - Norape tenera Mesquite Stinger Moth - Norape tenera - male - female
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Zygaenoidea
Family Megalopygidae (Flannel Moths)
Genus Norape
Species tenera (Mesquite Stinger Moth - Hodges#4648)
Hodges Number
4648
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists 3 species in this genus.
Food
Caterpillars are mainly found on Mesquite, Paloverde, Acacia and other desert plants.
Remarks
Caterpillars have stinging hairs