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.

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Megalopyge ovata
©Guilherme A. Fischer, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Megalopyge ovata
©Guilherme A. Fischer, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)