Megalopyge amita

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Megalopyge amita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species:
M. amita
Binomial name
Megalopyge amita
Schaus, 1900

Megalopyge amita is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1900. [1] It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are covered with dark lilacine-grey wavy hairs. The apex and outer margin are pale yellow and there is a large yellow space on the inner margin at the base. The hindwings are lilacine grey, with the outer margin narrowly yellow. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge amita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. Schaus, William (December 1900). "New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 8: 229.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .