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Woolly Megalopygid

Megalopyge lanata

Photo by SG in CR
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized moth with distinctive pink tufts of hair on it.

Notes:

Was on my front door in the morning. Probably attracted to the porch light.

Reference Links:

Megalopyge lanata, Woolly Megalopygid, subfamily Megalopyginae

Species ID Suggestions

Flannel Moth

Megalopyge cf. lanata

Reference Link
bayucca
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Comments (3)
bayucca
Megalopygidae, Megalopyginae, Megalopyge sp. and looks like being Megalopyge lanata. http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxon=Megalopyge%20lanata http://lepidoptera.pro/taxonomy/16166 https://www.flickr.com/photos/37957896@N03/5778858406/ http://animalworld.com.ua/images/2013/May/Animals/Megalopyge/Megalopyge-lanata-1.jpg
Juan DiTrani
I think this is a Megalopygidae moth, probably Podalia genus

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PublishedJuly 27, 2014

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