Megalopygidae
57a0040 –
4647 Megalopyge opercularis
(Smith, 1797)
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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.)
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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). |
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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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