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Megalopyge sp.

Megalopyge sp.

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


Megalopyge is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae.

Species: 
  • Megalopyge affinis (Druce, 1887)
  • Megalopyge albicollis (Walker, 1855)
  • Megalopyge amita Schaus, 1900
  • Megalopyge amitina Dognin, 1912
  • Megalopyge apicalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
  • Megalopyge braulio Schaus
  • Megalopyge brunneipennis (Schaus, 1905)
  • Megalopyge chrysocoma (Herrich-Schäffer, 1856)
  • Megalopyge crispata (Packard, 1864)
  • Megalopyge defoliata (Walker, 1855)
  • Megalopyge dyari Hopp, 1935
  • Megalopyge hina (Dognin, 1911)
  • Megalopyge hyalina (Schaus, 1905)
  • Megalopyge immaculata (Cassino, 1928)
  • Megalopyge inca Hopp, 1935
  • Megalopyge krugii (Dewitz, 1897)
  • Megalopyge lacyi (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)
  • Megalopyge lampra Dyar, 1910
  • Megalopyge lanata (Stoll, 1780)
  • Megalopyge lanceolata Dognin, 1923
  • Megalopyge lapena Schaus, 1896
  • Megalopyge lecca (Druce, 1890)
  • Megalopyge megalopygae (Schaus, 1905)
  • Megalopyge nuda (Stoll, 1789)
  • Megalopyge obscura (Schaus, 1905)
  • Megalopyge opercularis (Smith & Abbot, 1797)
  • Megalopyge ovata (Schaus, 1896)
  • Megalopyge perseae (Dognin, 1891)
  • Megalopyge peruana Hopp, 1935
  • Megalopyge pixidifera (Smith & Abbot, 1797)
  • Megalopyge ravida (Druce, 1887)
  • Megalopyge radiata Schaus, 1892
  • Megalopyge salebrosa (Clemens, 1860)
  • Megalopyge tharops (Stoll, 1782)
  • Megalopyge torva Schaus, 1912
  • Megalopyge trossula (Dognin, 1891)
  • Megalopyge trujillina Dyar, 1910
  • Megalopyge undulata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1858)
  • Megalopyge urens Berg, 1882
  • Megalopyge uruguayensis Berg, 1882
  • Megalopyge victoriana Schaus, 1927
  • Megalopyge vulpina Schaus, 1900
  • Megalopyge xanthopasa (Sepp, 1828)


Selected former species: 
  • Megalopyge orsilochus (Cramer, [1775])

Source: Wikipedia, article Megalopyge sp.. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 380976
♀  Adult
Dolores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/09/2019
Jorge Iriberri
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Photography ID: 380960
♀  Adult
Dolores
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/09/2019
Jorge Iriberri



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
118918009/02/2019ArgentinaBuenos AiresCerca de Ruta 2, DoloresJorge Iriberri
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Megalopyge sp. – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.