Megalopyge pixidifera

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Megalopyge pixidifera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species:
M. pixidifera
Binomial name
Megalopyge pixidifera
(Smith & Abbot, 1797)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena pixidiferaSmith & Abbot, 1797
  • Miresa subcitrinaWalker, 1869

Megalopyge pixidifera is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by James Edward Smith and John Abbot in 1797. [1] It was described from the southern United States.

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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 pixidifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.