Megalopyge megalopygae: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Megalopygidae
- Genus
- Megalopyge
- Species
- Megalopyge megalopygae
- Scientific Name
- Megalopyge megalopygae
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Megalopyge megalopygae
Megalopyge megalopygae is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.
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.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Megalopyge affinis
- Megalopyge albicollis
- Megalopyge amita
- Megalopyge amitina
- Megalopyge basalis
- Megalopyge bissesa
- Megalopyge braulio
- Megalopyge briseis
- Megalopyge brunneipennis
- Megalopyge chacona
- Megalopyge chrysocoma
- Megalopyge costaricensis
- Megalopyge crispata
- Megalopyge defoliata
- Megalopyge dyari
- Megalopyge govana
- Megalopyge hina
- Megalopyge hyalina
- Megalopyge immaculata
- Megalopyge inca
- Megalopyge incachaca
- Megalopyge krugii
- Megalopyge lacyi
- Megalopyge lampra
- Megalopyge lanata
- Megalopyge lanceolata
- Megalopyge lapena
- Megalopyge lecca
- Megalopyge megalopygae
- Megalopyge melaina
- Megalopyge nuda
- Megalopyge obscura
- Megalopyge opercularis
- Megalopyge ornata
- Megalopyge ovata
- Megalopyge pellita
- Megalopyge perseae
- Megalopyge peruana
- Megalopyge pyxidifera
- Megalopyge radiata
- Megalopyge ravida
- Megalopyge salebrosa
- Megalopyge sevarina
- Megalopyge tharops
- Megalopyge torva
- Megalopyge trossula
- Megalopyge trujillina
- Megalopyge trujillo
- Megalopyge undulata
- Megalopyge urens
- Megalopyge uruguayensis
- Megalopyge victoriana
- Megalopyge vulpina
- Megalopyge xanthopasa
















