Megalopyge krugii
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Megalopygidae |
Genus: | Megalopyge |
Species: | M. krugii
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Binomial name | |
Megalopyge krugii (Dewitz, 1897)
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Megalopyge krugii is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Hermann Dewitz in 1897.[1]
Found in Puerto Rico, hundreds may congregate together,[2] and contact with the skin will cause a stinging sensation.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge krugii". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ "La plumilla". Servicio de Extensión Agrícola. August 9, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ "Megalopyge krugii Dewitz, 1897". GBIF. Retrieved June 27, 2022.