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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 » Southern Flannel Moth - Hodges#4647 (Megalopyge opercularis)
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caterpillar - Megalopyge opercularis
Copyright © 2018 Haley L.

caterpillar - Megalopyge opercularis
Aventura, Southeast US County, Florida, USA
January 12, 2018
Size: 1 inch
this just stung my office manager as she was sitting outside on break. her wrist is itching, burning, and swollen. i don't believe it bit her it looks more like it could be the loose hairs irritating her skin. i placed it back outside with a post-it note to keep the hairs away from me
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Contributed by Haley L. on 12 January, 2018 - 1:52pm
Last updated 2 March, 2018 - 10:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jeff Brown, 2 March, 2018 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

Yes, stay away from those hairs!
You can read about them here
… john and jane balaban, 12 January, 2018 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks!
Just her luck lol! It is really beautiful though i'm glad i saved it :)
… Haley L., 12 January, 2018 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

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