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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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Adorable Fuzzy Little Moth - Megalopyge opercularis
Copyright © 2010 Terri Ybarbo

Adorable Fuzzy Little Moth - Megalopyge opercularis
Silsbee, within the Big Thicket, Hardin County, Texas, USA
August 1, 2010
Size: about 1 inch long
I see these all the time.
They are so cute and fuzzy.
Can someone please tell me what their name is?
Thanks!
T
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Contributed by Terri Ybarbo on 31 August, 2010 - 12:15am

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4647 – Megalopyge opercularis – Southern Flannel Moth
… Maury J. Heiman, 31 August, 2010 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

 
Southern Flannel Moth
Thank you so much Maury!
I don't know about you but I think they are just cute as can be!
Thanks!
T
… Terri Ybarbo, 31 August, 2010 - 12:43am login or register to post comments

 
Southern Flannel Moth
Terri, they are beautiful moths! Please read more about them on the species page. Especially the the sting of the caterpillar!
… Maury J. Heiman, 31 August, 2010 - 1:45am login or register to post comments

 
caterpillar
The caterpillar stings????????
Would that happen to be the caterpillar we call an asp here in S.E. Texas?
I'll be sure to look that one up!
Thanks again,
T
… Terri Ybarbo, 31 August, 2010 - 1:54am login or register to post comments

 
looked him up like you recommended
I looked this little beauty up, like you advised, and YES! I remember the caterpillars well! I got stung by one as a child and have been fearful of asps ever since. It's almost a shame they turn into such beautiful little moths because most people around here smush asps (sorry - I know that's horrible, but it is true) on sight.
… Terri Ybarbo, 1 September, 2010 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

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