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Genus Megalopyge

Southern Flannel Moth - Megalopyge opercularis caterpillar - Megalopyge Long Haired Caterpillar - Megalopyge crispata what caterpillar is this? yellow, furry, and fluffy, looks like a tiny kitten!! Help identify please! - Megalopyge Flannel moth caterpillar? - Megalopyge opercularis Underside of Puss Caterpillar, of Southern Flannel Moth - Megalopyge opercularis Megalopygidae larva - Megalopyge Furry Slug like? - Megalopyge opercularis
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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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