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Megalopyge radiata

Megalopyge radiata


Family: Megalopygidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Megalopyge radiata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in Mexico and Brazil.

The wingspan is 54 mm. Adults are brown, the basal half of the forewings below the median vein much darker and outwardly bordered with white, where white lines extend towards the outer margin. At the end of the cell is a large velvety brown spot and beyond the cell white lines radiate towards the apex and outer margin. The hindwings are brown.

Source: Wikipedia, article Megalopyge radiata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 15332
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Islas del Paraná
Buenos Aires
Argentina
04/10/2009
Nicolas Olejnik


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
3949010/04/2009ArgentinaBuenos AiresIslas del ParanáNicolas Olejnik
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Megalopyge radiata – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.