Megalopyge hyalina

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Megalopyge hyalina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species:
M. hyalina
Binomial name
Megalopyge hyalina
(Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Podalia hyalinaSchaus, 1905

Megalopyge hyalina is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Brazil. [1]

The wingspan is 30 mm. The wings have a glassy appearance, with the veins and costal margin on the forewings light brown with some darker brown at the base and along the inner margin. The inner margin of the hindwings is broadly shaded with blackish brown. [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 hyalina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .