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Megalopyge urens

Megalopyge urens

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


Megalopyge urens is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Carlos Berg in 1882. It is found in Brazil.

Source: Wikipedia, article Megalopyge urens. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 15/07/2026.





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Foto
Photography ID: 576474
  Larva
Ciudad de la Costa
Canelones
Uruguay
03/18/2024
Mariana Hornos Striegl
Foto
Photography ID: 573483
  Larva
Punta del Diablo
Rocha
Uruguay
03/01/2024
Leif Roth
Foto
Photography ID: 555959
 Ciudad de la Costa
Canelones
Uruguay
11/16/2023
Andrea Peña
Foto
Photography ID: 530567
♂  Adult
Costa rocosa de Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
04/02/2023
Hernán Moreira
Foto
Photography ID: 492296
  Larva
Montevideo
Montevideo
Uruguay
04/14/2022
Emilio Lessa
Foto
Photography ID: 443413
  Adult
Punta Colorada
Maldonado
Uruguay
03/15/2021
Paulina Cerruti
Foto
Photography ID: 315606
  Adult
El Pinar
Canelones
Uruguay
11/03/2017
Mauricio Silvera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
201200418/03/2024UruguayCanelonesLiceo Pinar 1, Ciudad de la CostaMariana Hornos Striegl
201304106/03/2024UruguayMaldonadoArroyo Maldonado., Maldonado1Emilio Lessa
200503101/03/2024UruguayRochaPunta del Diablo, Océano Atlantico, Punta del DiabloLeif Roth
191224816/11/2023UruguayCanelonesEl Pinar, Ciudad de la CostaAndrea Peña
174269802/04/2023UruguayMontevideoCosta rocosa de MontevideoHernán Moreira
157739414/04/2022UruguayMontevideoEl Prado, MontevideoEmilio Lessa
139885815/03/2021UruguayMaldonadoPunta ColoradaPaulina Cerruti
88441103/11/2017UruguayCanelonesEl PinarMauricio Silvera
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Megalopyge urens – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.