Megalopyge ovata

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Megalopyge ovata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species:
M. ovata
Binomial name
Megalopyge ovata
(Schaus, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Cyclara ovataSchaus, 1896

Megalopyge ovata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1896. It is found in Brazil. [1]

The wingspan is 19 mm. The wings are rather diaphanous brownish grey, the forewings with a darker basal shade and a median transverse dentate and irregular brown line outwardly edged with white, which is more distinct on the inner half of the wing. There is a small subapical dark brown spot. [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 ovata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. Journal of the New York Entomological Society Vol. 4, No. 2 (Jun., 1896) PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .