''Megalopyge'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s 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 ...
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Species
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Megalopyge affinis''
(Druce, 1887)
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Megalopyge albicollis''
(Walker, 1855)
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Megalopyge amita''
Schaus, 1900
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Megalopyge amitina''
Dognin, 1912
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Megalopyge apicalis''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
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Megalopyge braulio''
Schaus
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Megalopyge brunneipennis''
(Schaus, 1905)
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Megalopyge chrysocoma''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
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Megalopyge crispata''
(Packard, 1864)
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Megalopyge defoliata''
(Walker, 1855)
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Megalopyge dyari''
Hopp, 1935
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Megalopyge hina''
(Dognin, 1911)
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Megalopyge hyalina''
(Schaus, 1905)
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Megalopyge immaculata''
(Cassino, 1928)
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Megalopyge inca''
Hopp, 1935
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Megalopyge krugii''
(Dewitz, 1897)
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Megalopyge lacyi''
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
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Megalopyge lampra''
Dyar, 1910
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Megalopyge lanata''
(Stoll, 1780)
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Megalopyge lanceolata''
Dognin, 1923
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Megalopyge lapena''
Schaus, 1896
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Megalopyge lecca''
(Druce, 1890)
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Megalopyge megalopygae''
(Schaus, 1905)
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Megalopyge nuda''
(Stoll, 1789)
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Megalopyge obscura''
(Schaus, 1905)
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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, ...
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(Smith & Abbot, 1797)
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Megalopyge ovata''
(Schaus, 1896)
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Megalopyge perseae''
(Dognin, 1891)
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Megalopyge peruana''
Hopp, 1935
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Megalopyge pixidifera''
(Smith & Abbot, 1797)
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Megalopyge ravida''
(Druce, 1887)
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Megalopyge radiata''
Schaus, 1892
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Megalopyge salebrosa''
(Clemens, 1860)
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Megalopyge tharops''
(Stoll, 1782)
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Megalopyge torva''
Schaus, 1912
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Megalopyge trossula''
(Dognin, 1891)
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Megalopyge trujillina''
Dyar, 1910
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Megalopyge undulata''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1858)
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Megalopyge urens''
Berg, 1882
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Megalopyge uruguayensis''
Berg, 1882
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Megalopyge victoriana''
Schaus, 1927
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Megalopyge vulpina''
Schaus, 1900
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Megalopyge xanthopasa''
(Sepp, 1828)
Selected former species
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Megalopyge orsilochus''
(Cramer, 775
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References
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Megalopygidae
Megalopygidae genera
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