Megalopyge megalopygae

Megalopyge megalopygae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Megalopyge
Species:	M. megalopygae
Binomial name
	Megalopyge megalopygae; (Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
	Edebessa megalopygae Schaus, 1905;

Megalopyge megalopygae is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.^[1]

The wingspan is about 48 mm. The forewings are dark grey with long curly hairs, becoming olivaceous brown at the base and along the inner margin. The apex and outer margin are golden olivaceous buff. The hindwings are dark grey with the outer margin narrowly and the fringe golden olivaceous buff.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge megalopygae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge megalopygae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[2] Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths

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