Megalopyge ovata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Megalopygidae
- Genus
- Megalopyge
- Species
- Megalopyge ovata
- Scientific Name
- Megalopyge ovata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Megalopyge ovata
Megalopyge ovata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in Brazil.
The wingspan is 19 mm. The wings are rather diaphanous brownish grey, the forewings with a darker basal shade and a median transverse dentate and irregular brown line outwardly edged with white, which is more distinct on the inner half of the wing. There is a small subapical dark brown spot.
...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

