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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.
Natural History Museum genus database
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BugGuide
Auburn University
Moths of Borneo
€”lists the family as neotropical
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 pusscaterpillar
Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sym ...
s 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
Shock may refer to:
Common uses Collective noun
*Shock, a historic commercial term for a group of 60, see English numerals#Special names
* Stook, or shock of grain, stacked sheaves
Healthcare
* Shock (circulatory), circulatory medical emergen ...
-like symptoms. Perhaps the most notorious for stinging is the caterpillar of ''Megalopyge opercularis
''Megalopyge opercularis'' is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth for its adult form, and puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, Fire caterpillar, woolly slug, opossum bug, puss moth, t ...
''. 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
''Coamorpha'' is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, ''Coamorpha innoxia'', which is found in Costa Rica.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one win ...
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*'' Edebessa''
*'' Endobrachys''
*'' Eochroma''
*'' Hysterocladia''
*'' Macara''
*'' Malmella''
*'' Megalopyge''
*'' Mesoscia''
*'' Microcladia''
*'' Microrape''
*'' Norape''
*'' Norapella''
*'' Podalia''
*'' Proterocladia''
*'' Psychagrapha''
*'' Repnoa''
*''Thoscora
''Thoscora'' is a genus of moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately ...
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*'' Trosia''
*'' Vescoa''
*'' Zyzypyge''
References
Sources
Natural History Museum genus database
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BugGuide
Auburn University
Moths of Borneo
€”lists the family as neotropical
External links
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q135433