Megalopygidae

picture info	Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World tropics. Life cycle and behavior Adult flannel moths are stout-bodied, and very hairy. Females have thin antennae while males' are feather-like. Larvae are called puss caterpillars and, with their long hairs, resemble cotton balls. They have venomous spines that can cause a painful sting and inflammation lasting for several days. In some cases, the sting may cause headache, nausea, and shock-like symptoms. Perhaps the most notorious for stinging is the caterpillar of ''Megalopyge opercularis''. Caterpillars have 7 pairs of prolegs, while other Lepidopterae have 5 or fewer pairs. They feed on a wide variety of deciduous trees and shrubs. Genera '' Aithorape'' '' Cephalocladia'' ''Coamorpha'' '' Edebessa'' '' Endobrachys'' '' Eochro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Psychagrapha ''Psychagrapha'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae described by Francis Walker in 1855. The genus was established in the Psychidae The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, su ..., but was transferred to the Megalopygidae by David Stephen Fletcher and I. W. B. Nye in 1982. Species ''Psychagrapha floccosa'' Walker, 1855 References External links Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Repnoa ''Repnoa'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, ''Repnoa imparilis'', which is found in French Guiana. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about . The antennae are ochreous and the palpi and frons blackisli brown. There are white hairs at the base of the antennae. The vertex is pale yellow and the collar and thorax are dark grey. The patagia is white and the abdomen is brown, black above, whitish underneath. There is a subdorsal patch at the base, and pale yellow anal hairs. The forewings are grey, with the costa, veins and fringe white and with a faint whitish shade from the cell at vein 2 to the inner margin. The hindwings are darker grey, with the fringe white and with a whitish spot at the end of the cell. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zyzypyge ''Zyzypyge'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World ... described by Walter Hopp in 1930. Its single species, ''Zyzypyge calycina'', described by the same author in the same year, is found in Brazil. References Monotypic moth genera Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Microrape ''Microrape'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World .... Species '' Microrape camela'' Hopp, 1927 '' Microrape cristata'' Hopp, 1927 '' Microrape filata'' Hopp, 1927 '' Microrape gnathata'' Hopp, 1927 '' Microrape hippopotama'' Hopp, 1927 '' Microrape jasminatus'' (Dognin, 1893) '' Microrape minuta'' (Druce, 1886) '' Microrape nivea'' (Hopp, 1922) '' Microrape santiago'' (Hopp, 1922) '' Microrape shilluca'' Schaus, 1929 '' Microrape signata'' Hopp, 1930 '' Microrape simplex'' Hopp, 1927 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vescoa ''Vescoa'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, ''Vescoa ma'', which is found in Peru. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark grey, with all the veins, the fringe, and inner margin narrowly white. The hindwings are white with grey streaks between the veins outwardly.Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. - Notes on Megalopygidae References * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aithorape ''Aithorape'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World .... Species '' Aithorape albicostata'' Hopp, 1927 '' Aithorape analis'' Hopp, 1930 '' Aithorape candelabraria'' Hopp, 1927 '' Aithorape flammicornis'' (Schaus, 1905) '' Aithorape frontalis'' (Schaus, 1920) '' Aithorape longanella'' Hopp, 1927 '' Aithorape roseicornis'' (Dognin, 1899) '' Aithorape spinulata'' Hopp, 1927 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cephalocladia ''Cephalocladia'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World .... Species '' Cephalocladia fulvicornis'' (Dognin, 1923) '' Cephalocladia mossi'' Hopp, 1927 '' Cephalocladia werneri'' Hopp, 1927 References Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edebessa ''Edebessa'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World ... erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Species '' Edebessa bicolor'' (Möschler, 1883) '' Edebessa placida'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) '' Edebessa purens'' (Walker, 1855) Former species '' Edebessa circumcincta'' (Schaus, 1905) '' Edebessa nigrorufa'' (Walker, 1865) References Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Endobrachys ''Endobrachys'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, ''Endobrachys revocans'', which is found in Peru, French Guiana and Brazil. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 37 mm for males and 50 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous with the base pinkish white followed by a suffused band of orange rapidly fading into the fuscous colour. The costal area is orange at the base, shading to yellowish grey at the apex. An orange fascia runs through the lower half of the cell, extending to the apex, diffused beyond the cell and there is a dark space on the terminal area below the apex. The termen is narrowly dark cream-colour from near the tornus to vein 5 and the inner margin is suffused with orang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Malmella ''Malmella'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae described by Paul Dognin Paul Dognin (10 May 1847 – 10 August 1931) was a French entomologist who specialised in the Lepidoptera of South America. Dognin named 101 new genera of moths.Malmella nigricollis'' Hopp, 1927 '' Malmella strigiprima'' Dognin, 1914 References Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Norapella ''Norapella'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. Species ''Norapella bipennis'' Hopp, 1930 ''Norapella gracilis'' (Dognin) ''Norapella parva'' (Schaus, 1896) ''Norapella rhadina ''Norapella rhadina'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin Paul Dognin (10 May 1847 – 10 August 1931) was a French entomologist who specialised in the Lepidoptera of South America. Dognin named 101 new gen ...'' Dognin, 1914 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Trosia ''Trosia'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae described by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ... in 1820. Species '' Trosia circumcincta'' (Schaus, 1905) '' Trosia bicolor'' (Möschler, 1883) '' Trosia dimas'' (Cramer, 1775) '' Trosia fallax'' (Felder, 1874) '' Trosia flavida'' Dognin, 1911 '' Trosia nigropuncta'' Druce, 1909 '' Trosia ochracea'' Hopp, 1922 '' Trosia pellucida'' (Möschler, 1877) '' Trosia pulla'' Forbes, 1942 '' Trosia nigropunctigera'' D. S. Fletcher, 1982 '' Trosia nigrorufa'' (Walker, 1865) '' Trosia roseipuncta'' (Druce, 1906) '' Trosia rufa'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) '' Trosia semirufa'' (Druce, 1906) '' Trosia xinga'' (Dognin, 1922) '' Trosia zernyi'' Hopp, 1930 '' Trosia zikani'' Hopp, 1922 '' Trosia acea' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

picture info	Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World tropics. Life cycle and behavior Adult flannel moths are stout-bodied, and very hairy. Females have thin antennae while males' are feather-like. Larvae are called puss caterpillars and, with their long hairs, resemble cotton balls. They have venomous spines that can cause a painful sting and inflammation lasting for several days. In some cases, the sting may cause headache, nausea, and shock-like symptoms. Perhaps the most notorious for stinging is the caterpillar of ''Megalopyge opercularis''. Caterpillars have 7 pairs of prolegs, while other Lepidopterae have 5 or fewer pairs. They feed on a wide variety of deciduous trees and shrubs. Genera '' Aithorape'' '' Cephalocladia'' ''Coamorpha'' '' Edebessa'' '' Endobrachys'' '' Eochro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Psychagrapha ''Psychagrapha'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae described by Francis Walker in 1855. The genus was established in the Psychidae The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, su ..., but was transferred to the Megalopygidae by David Stephen Fletcher and I. W. B. Nye in 1982. Species ''Psychagrapha floccosa'' Walker, 1855 References External links Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Repnoa ''Repnoa'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, ''Repnoa imparilis'', which is found in French Guiana. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about . The antennae are ochreous and the palpi and frons blackisli brown. There are white hairs at the base of the antennae. The vertex is pale yellow and the collar and thorax are dark grey. The patagia is white and the abdomen is brown, black above, whitish underneath. There is a subdorsal patch at the base, and pale yellow anal hairs. The forewings are grey, with the costa, veins and fringe white and with a faint whitish shade from the cell at vein 2 to the inner margin. The hindwings are darker grey, with the fringe white and with a whitish spot at the end of the cell. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zyzypyge ''Zyzypyge'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World ... described by Walter Hopp in 1930. Its single species, ''Zyzypyge calycina'', described by the same author in the same year, is found in Brazil. References Monotypic moth genera Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Microrape ''Microrape'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World .... Species '' Microrape camela'' Hopp, 1927 '' Microrape cristata'' Hopp, 1927 '' Microrape filata'' Hopp, 1927 '' Microrape gnathata'' Hopp, 1927 '' Microrape hippopotama'' Hopp, 1927 '' Microrape jasminatus'' (Dognin, 1893) '' Microrape minuta'' (Druce, 1886) '' Microrape nivea'' (Hopp, 1922) '' Microrape santiago'' (Hopp, 1922) '' Microrape shilluca'' Schaus, 1929 '' Microrape signata'' Hopp, 1930 '' Microrape simplex'' Hopp, 1927 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vescoa ''Vescoa'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, ''Vescoa ma'', which is found in Peru. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark grey, with all the veins, the fringe, and inner margin narrowly white. The hindwings are white with grey streaks between the veins outwardly.Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. - Notes on Megalopygidae References * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Aithorape ''Aithorape'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World .... Species '' Aithorape albicostata'' Hopp, 1927 '' Aithorape analis'' Hopp, 1930 '' Aithorape candelabraria'' Hopp, 1927 '' Aithorape flammicornis'' (Schaus, 1905) '' Aithorape frontalis'' (Schaus, 1920) '' Aithorape longanella'' Hopp, 1927 '' Aithorape roseicornis'' (Dognin, 1899) '' Aithorape spinulata'' Hopp, 1927 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cephalocladia ''Cephalocladia'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World .... Species '' Cephalocladia fulvicornis'' (Dognin, 1923) '' Cephalocladia mossi'' Hopp, 1927 '' Cephalocladia werneri'' Hopp, 1927 References Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Edebessa ''Edebessa'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics. Distribution and habitat The moth occurs in North America and the New World ... erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Species '' Edebessa bicolor'' (Möschler, 1883) '' Edebessa placida'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) '' Edebessa purens'' (Walker, 1855) Former species '' Edebessa circumcincta'' (Schaus, 1905) '' Edebessa nigrorufa'' (Walker, 1865) References Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Endobrachys ''Endobrachys'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, ''Endobrachys revocans'', which is found in Peru, French Guiana and Brazil. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ... is about 37 mm for males and 50 mm for females. The forewings are fuscous with the base pinkish white followed by a suffused band of orange rapidly fading into the fuscous colour. The costal area is orange at the base, shading to yellowish grey at the apex. An orange fascia runs through the lower half of the cell, extending to the apex, diffused beyond the cell and there is a dark space on the terminal area below the apex. The termen is narrowly dark cream-colour from near the tornus to vein 5 and the inner margin is suffused with orang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Malmella ''Malmella'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae described by Paul Dognin Paul Dognin (10 May 1847 – 10 August 1931) was a French entomologist who specialised in the Lepidoptera of South America. Dognin named 101 new genera of moths.Malmella nigricollis'' Hopp, 1927 '' Malmella strigiprima'' Dognin, 1914 References Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Norapella ''Norapella'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. Species ''Norapella bipennis'' Hopp, 1930 ''Norapella gracilis'' (Dognin) ''Norapella parva'' (Schaus, 1896) ''Norapella rhadina ''Norapella rhadina'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin Paul Dognin (10 May 1847 – 10 August 1931) was a French entomologist who specialised in the Lepidoptera of South America. Dognin named 101 new gen ...'' Dognin, 1914 References * Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Trosia ''Trosia'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae described by Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ... in 1820. Species '' Trosia circumcincta'' (Schaus, 1905) '' Trosia bicolor'' (Möschler, 1883) '' Trosia dimas'' (Cramer, 1775) '' Trosia fallax'' (Felder, 1874) '' Trosia flavida'' Dognin, 1911 '' Trosia nigropuncta'' Druce, 1909 '' Trosia ochracea'' Hopp, 1922 '' Trosia pellucida'' (Möschler, 1877) '' Trosia pulla'' Forbes, 1942 '' Trosia nigropunctigera'' D. S. Fletcher, 1982 '' Trosia nigrorufa'' (Walker, 1865) '' Trosia roseipuncta'' (Druce, 1906) '' Trosia rufa'' (E. D. Jones, 1912) '' Trosia semirufa'' (Druce, 1906) '' Trosia xinga'' (Dognin, 1922) '' Trosia zernyi'' Hopp, 1930 '' Trosia zikani'' Hopp, 1922 '' Trosia acea' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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