Genus Megalopyge

Classification · Numbers

Black-waved Flannel Moth - Megalopyge crispata - male

Fuzzy orange-y moth found in a spiderweb in Richmond, VA. Morning. - Megalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel Moth - Megalopyge opercularis

Megalopyge lapena 4645 - Megalopyge lapena

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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 Megalopyge

Numbers

Nearctica.com lists seven species for North America, including some that were formerly assigned to the genus Lagoa.

Contributed by Cotinis on 30 June, 2004 - 8:08am
Last updated 30 June, 2004 - 8:56pm

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