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Megalopyge bissesa - Megalopyge opercularis - male
Copyright © 2018 Steven Lingafelter

Megalopyge bissesa - Megalopyge opercularis - Male
Hereford (Wild Horse HOA), Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 24, 2018
Size: 29 mm wingspan
Attracted to UV lights

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Megalopyge bissesa - Megalopyge opercularis - male Megalopyge bissesa - Megalopyge opercularis - male Megalopyge bissesa - Megalopyge opercularis - male
Contributed by Steven Lingafelter on 1 August, 2018 - 5:22pm
Last updated 14 April, 2020 - 3:23pm

Moved
Moved from Megalopyge bissesa.
… Aaron Hunt, 20 January, 2020 - 5:24pm

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