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Megalopygidae 57a0040 – 4647   Megalopyge opercularis (Smith, 1797)              Southern Flannel Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: opercularis Smith 1797 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 4647 ssp. a. opercularis Smith 1797 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 4647; Type locality: Georgia lanuginosa Clemens 1860 (Pimela) subcitrina Walker 1869 (Miresa) ssp. c. bissesa Dyar 1911 (Megalopyge); Type locality: Cuernavaca, MX; Santa Rosa, MX; southern Arizona; Oracle, AZ Taxonomic Notes: Megalopyge opercularis (Smith, 1797) includes as a subspecies 4646 Megalopyge bissesa Dyar, 1911 in Becker (1995:119).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) (bissesa) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Barcode of Life (BOLD) (opercularis) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Becker, V.O., 1995. 73. Megalopygidae. Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Volume 3. Checklist: Part 2. Hyblaeoidea - Pyraloidea - Tortricoidea. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers, Gainesville, FL, 118-122. Dyar, H.G., 1911. Descriptions of some new species and genera of Lepidoptera from Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 38(1742): 267. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 20.24m; p. 165. Book Review and ordering Sancio, E.P., C.H. Kratzer, J.C. Carlson, 2024. Geographical and temporal distribution of Megalopygidae in the United States and Puerto Rico. Toxicon, X (2024). (Journal Pre-proof) Smith, J.E., 1797. The natural history of the rarer lepidopterous insects of Georgia, 2: 105. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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