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Southern Flannel Moth

Megalopyge opercularis

Photo by Lee Williams
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Pine scrubland and sand dunes around.

Notes:

Spotted at night at the shower house at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, FL.

Reference Links:

Megalopyge opercularis, Fuzzy orange-y moth found in a spiderweb in Richmond, VA. Morning. - Megalopyg…

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Lee Williams
Not technically. It's an insect. Bugs are of the order Hemiptera. If you would like to know what a bug is then read this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera

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PublishedNovember 2, 2013

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