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Megalopygidae 660063.00 – 4647 – Megalopyge opercularis opercularis (Smith, 1797) –               Southern Flannel Moth

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

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Becker, V.O., 1995. Megalopygidae, in J.B. Heppner (ed.), Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 2: Hyblaedoidea, Pyraloidea, Tortricoidea. Association for Tropical Lepidoptera and Scientific Publishers, 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) 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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