Megalopyge lapena | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Megalopygidae |
Genus: | Megalopyge |
Species: | M. lapena |
Binomial name | |
Megalopyge lapena Schaus, 1896 | |
Synonyms | |
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Megalopyge lapena is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in Mexico [1] and southern Arizona. [2]
The wingspan is 35 mm. The forewings are very pale brownish grey, whiter beyond the cell and between the veins near the outer margin. At the end of the cell is a small reddish brown spot and below the median vein is a large reddish brown spot composed of long crinkly scales. The hindwings and underside are yellowish white. [3]
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Asota ficus is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, India, Indonesia (Sumatra), Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and northern Vietnam.
Endoclita purpurescens is a species of moth of the family Hepialidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1883 and is known from Sri Lanka. Food plants for this species include Camellia and Cinchona.
Megalopyge is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae.
Calamotropha atkinsoni is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863. It is found in south-east Asia, where it has been recorded from India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore and Sulawesi.
Charltoniada apicella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.
Hypercallia phlebodes is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1912. It is found in Guatemala.
Megalopyge braulio is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schauss in 1924. It is found in Paraguay.
Megalopyge radiata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1892. It is found in Mexico and Brazil.
Megalopyge torva is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Schaus in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica.
Megalopyge brunneipennis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Brazil.
Megalopyge obscura is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.
Megalopyge ovata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in Brazil.
Megalopyge chrysocoma is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1856. It is found in Venezuela.
Megalopyge defoliata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in Mexico.
Megalopyge salebrosa is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in Mexico and Guatemala.
Megalopyge tharops is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is found in French Guiana and Brazil.
Megalopyge uruguayensis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Carlos Berg in 1882. It is found in Uruguay and Argentina.
Podalia orsilochus is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela.
Podalia walkeri is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Carlos Berg in 1882 and is found in Brazil.