Megalopyge

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Megalopyge
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Megalopyge opercularis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Hübner, 1820
Synonyms
  • AlpisWalker, 1855
  • ChrysopygaHerrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • CyclaraSchaus, 1896
  • OylothrixClemens, 1860
  • Gasinaq8821855
  • LagoaHarris, 1841
  • LagoaWalker, 1856
  • PimelaClemens, 1860
  • OchrosomaHerrich-Schäffer, 1856
  • ZebondaWalker, 1865

Megalopyge is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae.

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Species

Selected former species

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