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Podalia Moth

Podalia sp.

Photo by JordiPrats
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Field Notes

Description:

A medium size moth, 30mm in large approx. flurry white with black marks resembling a face in the thorax.

Habitat:

Specimen found near Taubaté (Brazil) in a window.

Notes:

Podalia is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Podalia

Reference Links:

Podalia - Wikipedia

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