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Megalopygidae Genera
The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World tropics. 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 have venomous spines that can cause a painful sting and inflammation lasting for several days. In some cases, the sting may cause headache, nausea, and shock-like symptoms. Perhaps the most notorious for stinging is the caterpillar of '' Megalopyge opercularis''. Caterpillars have 7 pairs of prolegs, while other Lepidopterae have 5 or fewer pairs. They feed on a wide variety of deciduous trees and shrubs. Genera *'' Aithorape'' *'' Cephalocladia'' *'' Coamorpha'' *'' Edebessa'' *'' Endobrachys'' *'' Eoch ...
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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 rea ...
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Mesoscia
''Mesoscia'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. Species *''Mesoscia anguilinea'' Schaus, 1912 *''Mesoscia dumilla'' Dyar, 1913 *''Mesoscia dyari'' Schaus, 1912 *''Mesoscia eriophora'' (Sepp, 1848) *''Mesoscia guttifascia'' (Walker, 1856) *''Mesoscia itatiayae'' Hopp, 1927 *''Mesoscia latifera'' Walker, 1869 *''Mesoscia lorna'' Schaus, 1905 *''Mesoscia pascora'' Schaus, 1900 *''Mesoscia procera'' Hopp, 1930 *''Mesoscia pusilla'' (Stoll, 1782) *''Mesoscia terminata'' Schaus, 1905 *''Mesoscia unifascia'' (Dognin, 1923) *''Mesoscia aspersa'' Dognin, 1922 References

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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 other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ... 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.Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. - Notes on Megalopygidae


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Trosia
''Trosia'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1820. Species *'' Trosia circumcincta'' (Schaus, 1905) *'' Trosia bicolor'' (Möschler, 1883) *'' Trosia dimas'' (Cramer, 1775) *'' Trosia fallax'' (Felder, 1874) *'' Trosia flavida'' Dognin, 1911 *''Trosia nigropuncta'' Druce, 1909 *'' Trosia ochracea'' Hopp, 1922 *''Trosia pellucida'' (Möschler, 1877) *'' Trosia pulla'' Forbes, 1942 *''Trosia nigropunctigera'' D. S. Fletcher, 1982 *''Trosia nigrorufa'' (Walker, 1865) *''Trosia roseipuncta'' (Druce, 1906) *''Trosia rufa'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) *''Trosia semirufa ''Trosia semirufa'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Druce in 1906. References Moths described in 1906 Megalopygidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...'' (Druce, 1906) *'' Trosia xinga'' (Dognin, 1922) *'' Trosia zernyi'' Hopp, 1930 *'' Trosia zikani'' Hopp, 1922 *'' Trosia acea'' Hopp, 1930 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera Taxa named by ...
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Thoscora
''Thoscora'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. 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

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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 other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ... 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. ...
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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, s ..., 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 ...
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Proterocladia
''Proterocladia'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World .... Species *''Proterocladia roseata'' (Hopp, 1922) References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Podalia
''Podalia'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. Species *'' Podalia albescens'' (Schaus, 1900) *'' Podalia amarga'' (Schaus, 1905) *'' Podalia angulata'' (Hopp, 1922) *'' Podalia annulipes'' (Boisduval, 1833) *''Podalia bolivari'' Heylaerts, 1884 *'' Podalia cincinnata'' (Dognin, 1922) *'' Podalia contigua'' (Walker, 1866) *'' Podalia dimidiata'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856) *'' Podalia dyari'' (Joicey & Talbot) *'' Podalia fuscescens'' Walker, 1856 *'' Podalia gamelia'' (Druce, 1904) *'' Podalia guaya'' (Schaus, 1927) *''Podalia habitus'' (H. Edwards, 1887) *'' Podalia intermaculata'' Dognin, 1916 *'' Podalia lanocrispa'' E. D. Jones, 1912 *'' Podalia mallas'' (Druce, 1899) *'' Podalia marmorata'' (Rothschild, 1910) *'' Podalia nivosa'' E. D. Jones, 1912 *'' Podalia orsilochus'' (Cramer, 1775) *'' Podalia pedacia'' (Druce, 1906) *'' Podalia pellucens'' Dognin *''Podalia pedacioides ''Podalia pedacioides'' is a moth in the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul ...
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Norapella
''Norapella'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. Species *''Norapella bipennis'' Hopp, 1930 *''Norapella gracilis'' (Dognin) *''Norapella parva'' (Schaus, 1896) *''Norapella rhadina ''Norapella rhadina'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin Paul Dognin (10 May 1847 – 10 August 1931) was a French entomologist who specialised in the Lepidoptera of South America. Dognin named 101 new genera ...'' Dognin, 1914 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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Norape
''Norape'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855. Species *''Norape acuta'' Hopp, 1927 *''Norape albilineata'' (Hopp, 1927) *''Norape argyrorrhoea'' Hübner, 1825 *''Norape arietina'' Hopp, 1927 *'' Norape beggoides'' (Dyar, 1910) *''Norape cana'' (Dognin, 1907) *''Norape capreolata'' Hopp, 1927 *''Norape caprina'' Hopp, 1927 *''Norape catharus'' Dyar, 1910 *''Norape cingulata'' E. D. Jones, 1921 *''Norape consolida'' Hopp, 1927 *''Norape cornuta'' Hopp, 1927 *''Norape cretacea'' (Hopp, 1922) *''Norape damana'' Hopp, 1930 *''Norape discrepans'' (Wallengren, 1860) *''Norape draudti'' Hopp, 1927 *''Norape dyarensis'' Hopp, 1929 *''Norape foliata'' Hopp, 1927 *''Norape fuscoapicata'' Dognin, 1924 *''Norape glabra'' Hopp, 1927 *''Norape hadaca'' Dyar, 1910 *''Norape incolorata'' (E. D. Jones, 1921) *''Norape insinuata'' Hopp, 1927 *''Norape isabela'' Hopp, 1935 *''Norape jaramillo'' (Dognin, 1890) *''Norape jordani'' Hopp, 192 ...
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Microrape
''Microrape'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. Species *''Microrape camela'' Hopp, 1927 *''Microrape cristata'' Hopp, 1927 *''Microrape filata'' Hopp, 1927 *''Microrape gnathata'' Hopp, 1927 *''Microrape hippopotama'' Hopp, 1927 *''Microrape jasminatus'' (Dognin, 1893) *''Microrape minuta'' (Druce, 1886) *''Microrape nivea'' (Hopp, 1922) *''Microrape santiago'' (Hopp, 1922) *''Microrape shilluca'' Schaus, 1929 *''Microrape signata'' Hopp, 1930 *''Microrape simplex ''Microrape simplex'' is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Peru. References Moths described in 1927 Megalopygidae {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...'' Hopp, 1927 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ...
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