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Flannel Moth - Megalopyge opercularis
Copyright © 2004 Alan Chin Lee

Flannel Moth - Megalopyge opercularis
Gainesville, Florida, USA
This amazing walking ball of fur was a great surprise at first glance, having to wonder if it were a Lepidoptera larva at first. My enthusiastic coworker Hannah Nendick-Mason quickly pinned down this ID.

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Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 20 September, 2004 - 8:24pm
Last updated 29 August, 2006 - 6:58am

Moved
Moved from Black-waved Flannel Moth. I'm pretty sure this is Southern Flannel Moth, based on the tail-like tuft of hairs at the back, and rusty-red crest.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 29 August, 2006 - 6:58am

Nice
Good thing you didn't touch it! otherwise you would be very sorry!
… Brittanie McCormack, 30 June, 2006 - 1:22pm

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