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Megalopygidae 57a0041 – 4647.1   Megalopyge albicollis (Walker, 1855)

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: fasciata (Walker, 1864) (Hydrias) grandis (Kirby, 1892) (Lagoa) vipera Schaus, 1896 (Megalopyge) albicollis (Walker, 1855) (Gasina) extralim; UNVER. - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)]; TL: Para, Brazil. ssp. a. superba (Edwards, 1884) (Lagoa); TL: Vera Cruz, Mexico. Taxonomic Notes: Megalopyge albicollis (Walker, 1855) is unverified north of Mexico.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Edwards, H., 1884. Notes on Mexican Lepidoptera, with descriptions of new species. Papilio: The organ of the New York Entomological Club, 4(4): 89. 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) Walker, F., 1855. Lepidoptera Heterocera. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 6: 1479.

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