Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Pack Forest
Washington State
July 10-12, 2009
Details...

Photos from the 2009 gathering
 
Photos from the 2008 gathering in Tennessee
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Zygaenoidea » Flannel Moths (Megalopygidae) » Megalopyge » Southern Flannel Moth - Hodges#4647 (Megalopyge opercularis)
Photo#94025
Cocoon - Megalopyge opercularis
Copyright © 2007 Jeff Hollenbeck

Cocoon - Megalopyge opercularis
Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
January 27, 2007
Size: 25mm
Hag moth?

Images of this individual: tag all
Cocoon - Megalopyge opercularis Cocoon - Megalopyge opercularis Cocoon - Megalopyge opercularis Cocoon - Megalopyge opercularis Cocoon - Megalopyge opercularis Pupa - Megalopyge opercularis Pupa - Megalopyge opercularis Pupa - Megalopyge opercularis Megalopyge opercularis - female Megalopyge opercularis - female Megalopyge opercularis - female Megalopyge opercularis - female Megalopyge opercularis - female Megalopyge opercularis - female Megalopyge opercularis - female Megalopyge opercularis - female
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 28 January, 2007 - 10:46am
Last updated 7 July, 2009 - 5:41pm

Moved
Moved from Yellow Flannel Moth.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 27 March, 2007 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Great series Jeff,
very interesting.
… Machele White, 28 March, 2007 - 5:12am login or register to post comments

Looks like a flannel moth to me.
Compare this one - the general shape and the bump on the side of the cocoon is the same. Hag moths have longer appendages. What's the story here - did you find it in the act of pupating?

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 28 January, 2007 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
that's it. Found cocoon, opened and removed in hopes of ID and cotinued development series.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 28 January, 2007 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2010 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact