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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin (Zygaenoidea) » Flannel Moths (Megalopygidae) » Megalopyge
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caterpillar - Megalopyge
Copyright © 2009 Loret

caterpillar - Megalopyge
South Sarasota County, Florida, USA
November 14, 2009
Size: 1"
Was found in a wax myrtle tree.

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caterpillar - Megalopyge caterpillar - Megalopyge
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Contributed by Loret on 21 November, 2009 - 2:45pm
Last updated 16 May, 2018 - 8:18am

Moved
Moved from Flannel Moths.
… Steve Nanz, 16 May, 2018 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Megalopyge.
… john and jane balaban, 30 April, 2014 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 2 December, 2009 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

Puss Moth, Southern Flannel Moth ?
Megalopyge opercularis maybe

… Andrew Williams, 21 November, 2009 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Or maybe:
Megalopyge crispata
According to the HOSTS caterpillar hostplant database, this is the only Megalopyge specifically reported from wax myrtle, though opercularis is polyphagous and thus can't be ruled out.

I have no clue how to tell them apart, though I saw mention on one image of a "tail" that opercularis has.
… Chuck Entz, 21 November, 2009 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Megalopyge crispata
Looks like a better match to the posted images. I suspect yours is correct.
… Andrew Williams, 21 November, 2009 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

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