The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths are a family of insects. They occur in North America and the New World tropics. The larvae are called puss caterpillars, and with their long hairs, resemble cotton balls. They have venomous spines that can cause a painful sting and inflammation lasting for several days. In some cases, the sting may cause headache, nausea, and shock-like symptoms. Perhaps the most notorious for stinging is the caterpillar of Megalopyge opercularis.
Abies procera, the noble fir, also called red fir and Christmastree, is a western North American fir, native to the Cascade Range and Coast Range mountains of extreme northwest California and western Oregon and Washington in the United States. It is a high-altitude tree, typically occurring at 300–1,500 m (980–4,920 ft) altitude, only rarely reaching the tree line.
The parasol mushroom is a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol. It is a fairly common species on well-drained soils. It is found solitary or in groups and fairy rings in pastures and occasionally in woodland. Globally, it is widespread in temperate regions.
Juniperus procera is a coniferous tree native to mountainous areas in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It is a characteristic tree of the Afromontane flora.
The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Atinia Variegata', the Variegated-leaved common English Elm, formerly known as U. procera 'Argenteo-Variegata' and described by Weston (1770) as U. campestris argenteo-variegata, is believed to have originated in England in the seventeenth century and to have been cultivated since the eighteenth. The Oxford botanist Robert Plot mentioned in a 1677 Flora a variegated elm in Dorset, where English Elm is the common field elm. Elwes and Henry (1913) had no doubt that the cultivar was of English origin, "as it agrees with the English Elm in all its essential characters". At the Dominion Arboretum, Ottawa, the tree was listed as U. procera 'Marginata', as the variegation is sometimes most obvious on leaf-margins.
Hypenagonia is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. The adult moths have pale brown wings with a dark band across each wing. The wingspan of these moths is about 1 centimeter.
Mesoscia is a genus of moth in the family Megalopygidae.
Mesoscia anguilinea is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1912.
Mesoscia dyari is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1912. It is found in Costa Rica.
Mesoscia lorna is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.
Mesoscia terminata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica and French Guiana.
Mesoscia pascora is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1900. It is found in Brazil.
Mesoscia dumilla is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1913.
Mesoscia eriophora is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Sepp in 1848.
Mesoscia guttifascia is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856.
Mesoscia itatiayae is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Brazil.
Mesoscia latifera is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Francis Walker in 1869.
Mesoscia pusilla is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1782.
Mesoscia unifascia is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1923.
Mesoscia aspersa is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1922.
