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Megalopygidae
The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. Distribution and habitat There is only one species of Megalopyge in the eastern United States, although there are several throughout the Neotropics. Only five species of the family are known to exist in Florida: three species of Lagoa and one species each of Megalopyge and Norape. While 236 species of Megalopyge are found from Mexico to Argentina, only 11 species have been identified in North America north of Mexico. Only the New World is home to the Megalopygae. Life cycle and behavior Adult flannel moths are stout-bodied, and very hairy. Females have thin antennae while males' are feather-like. Larvae are called puss caterpillars and, with their long hairs, resemble cotton balls. They are eaten by green lacewing insects and the ''Anolis'' lizards. They have venomous spines that can cause a painful sting and inflammation lasting for several days. In some cases, the sting may ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychagrapha
''Psychagrapha'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae described by Francis Walker in 1855. The genus was established in the Psychidae The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, su ..., but was transferred to the Megalopygidae by David Stephen Fletcher and I. W. B. Nye in 1982. Species *''Psychagrapha floccosa'' Walker, 1855 References External links * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repnoa
''Repnoa'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, ''Repnoa imparilis'', which is found in French Guiana. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is about . The antennae are ochreous and the palpi and frons blackisli brown. There are white hairs at the base of the antennae. The vertex is pale yellow and the collar and thorax are dark grey. The patagia is white and the abdomen is brown, black above, whitish underneath. There is a subdorsal patch at the base, and pale yellow anal hairs. The forewings are grey, with the costa, veins and fringe white and with a faint whitish shade from the cell at vein 2 to the inner margin. The hindwings are darker grey, with the fringe white and with a whitish spot at the end of the cell. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megalopyge Opercularis
''Megalopyge opercularis'' is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth for its adult form, and puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, fire caterpillar, woolly slug, opossum bug, puss moth, tree asp, or asp caterpillar. Description The inch-long larva is generously coated in long, luxuriant hair-like setae, making it resemble a tiny Persian cat, the characteristic that presumably gave it the name "puss." It is variable in color, from downy, grayish white to golden brown to dark, charcoal gray. It often has a streak of bright orange running longitudinally. The "fur" on early-stage larvae is sometimes extremely curly, giving them a cottony, puffed-up look. The body tapers to a tail that extends well beyond the body, unlike its relative '' M. crispata''. The middle instar has a more disheveled, "bad-hair-day" appearance, without a distinctive tail. The "fur" of the larva contains venomous spines that cause extremely painful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endobrachys
''Endobrachys'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, ''Endobrachys revocans'', which is found in Peru, French Guiana and Brazil. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is about 37 mm for males and 50 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous with the base pinkish white followed by a suffused band of orange rapidly fading into the fuscous colour. The costal area is orange at the base, shading to yellowish grey at the apex. An orange fascia runs through the lower half of the cell, extending to the apex, diffused beyond the cell and there is a dark space on the terminal area below the apex. The termen is narrowly dark cream-colour from near the tornus to vein 5 and the inner margin is suffused with orang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vescoa
''Vescoa'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, ''Vescoa ma'', which is found in Peru. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ... is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark grey, with all the veins, the fringe, and inner margin narrowly white. The hindwings are white with grey streaks between the veins outwardly. References * ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norapella
''Norapella'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. Distribution and habitat There is only one species of Megalopyge in the eastern United States, although there are several throughout the Neotro .... Species *'' Norapella bipennis'' Hopp, 1930 *'' Norapella gracilis'' (Dognin) *'' Norapella parva'' (Schaus, 1896) *'' Norapella rhadina'' Dognin, 1914 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zyzypyge
''Zyzypyge'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. Distribution and habitat There is only one species of Megalopyge in the eastern United States, although there are several throughout the Neotro ... described by Walter Hopp in 1930. Its single species, ''Zyzypyge calycina'', described by the same author in the same year, is found in Brazil. References Monotypic moth genera Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edebessa
''Edebessa'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. Distribution and habitat There is only one species of Megalopyge in the eastern United States, although there are several throughout the Neotro ... erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Species *'' Edebessa bicolor'' (Möschler, 1883) *'' Edebessa placida'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) *'' Edebessa purens'' (Walker, 1855) Former species *'' Edebessa circumcincta'' (Schaus, 1905) *'' Edebessa nigrorufa'' (Walker, 1865) References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aithorape
''Aithorape'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. Distribution and habitat There is only one species of Megalopyge in the eastern United States, although there are several throughout the Neotro .... Species *'' Aithorape albicostata'' Hopp, 1927 *'' Aithorape analis'' Hopp, 1930 *'' Aithorape candelabraria'' Hopp, 1927 *'' Aithorape flammicornis'' (Schaus, 1905) *'' Aithorape frontalis'' (Schaus, 1920) *'' Aithorape longanella'' Hopp, 1927 *'' Aithorape roseicornis'' (Dognin, 1899) *'' Aithorape spinulata'' Hopp, 1927 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coamorpha
''Coamorpha'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It has neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeogra ... distribution in Central America. Species There are two species: References Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera Moths of Central America Taxa named by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trosia
''Trosia'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species *'' Trosia acea'' Hopp, 1930 *'' Trosia bicolor'' (Möschler, 1883) *'' Trosia circumcincta'' (Schaus, 1905) *'' Trosia dimas'' (Cramer, 1775) *'' Trosia fallax'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Trosia flavida'' Dognin, 1911 *'' Trosia nigropuncta'' Druce, 1909 *''Trosia nigropunctigera ''Trosia nigropunctigera'', commonly known as the rosy ermine moth, is a lepidopteran in the family Megalopygidae native to the Neotropical realm, Neotropics. These moths have a wingspan of 45-60mm, and are distributed across Costa Rica, Panama, ...'' D. S. Fletcher, 1982 *'' Trosia nigrorufa'' (Walker, 1865) *'' Trosia ochracea'' Hopp, 1922 *'' Trosia pellucida'' (Möschler, 1877) *'' Trosia pulla'' Forbes, 1942 *'' Trosia roseipuncta'' (Druce, 1906) *'' Trosia rufa'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) *'' Trosia semirufa'' (Druce, 1906) *'' Trosia xinga'' (Dognin, 1922) *'' Trosia zernyi'' Hopp, 1930 *'' Trosia zikani'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thoscora
''Thoscora'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. Distribution and habitat There is only one species of Megalopyge in the eastern United States, although there are several throughout the Neotro .... Species *'' Thoscora rubrivena'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) *'' Thoscora omayena'' (Schaus, 1904) *'' Thoscora brugea'' (Schaus, 1904) *'' Thoscora acca'' (Schaus, 1892) **''Thoscora acca aterrima'' (Hopp, 1930) References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
