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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Zygaenoidea » Flannel Moths (Megalopygidae) » Norape » White Flannel moth - Hodges#4650 (Norape ovina)

Species Norape ovina - White Flannel moth - Hodges#4650

Classification · Hodges Number · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Stinging caterpillar - Norape ovina Stinging caterpillar - Norape ovina White Flannel Moth - Norape ovina Norape ovina White Flannel Moth Caterpillar - Norape ovina White flannel moth - Norape ovina White flannel moth - Norape ovina White Flannel moth - Hodges#4650 - Norape ovina
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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 ovina (White Flannel moth - Hodges#4650)
Hodges Number
4650
Explanation of Names
Species name ovina is Latin, meaning "of or like sheep" (based on Internet searches).
Size
27-33mm wingspan
Identification
Wings and body pure gleaming white, seperated from other white moths by wing shape, and stout hairy body. HW rounded. Male has orangish antennae.
Range
D.C. to Fla. west to Mo. and Tx.
Season
April-May; July-October
Food
Hackberry and redbud.
Life Cycle
Two generations per year in most of range, likely more in south.
Remarks
Caterpillar has stinging spines.
Print References
Covell, p. 413, plate 13 (1)
Wagner, Caterpillars of Eastern North America, p. 56--photo of adult (specimen) and caterpillar (2)
Internet References
MPG
Works Cited
1.Field Guide to Moths of Eastern North America
By Charles V. Covell, Jr.
2.Caterpillars of Eastern North America
By David L. Wagner
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 1 October, 2005 - 3:10pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, tom murray, Chuck Entz
Last updated 9 September, 2006 - 3:34pm

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