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.
Oaxaca cheese more commonly referred to as Quesillo is a white, semihard cheese from Mexico, similar to unaged Monterey jack, but with a mozzarella-like string cheese texture. Outside Mexico, Oaxaca cheese is often confused with asadero, a cheese produced in the northern state of Chihuahua. They are similar in texture and taste, but they are produced with different methods, making Oaxaca cheese slightly drier.
Metsovone is a semi-hard smoked pasta filata cheese produced in the region of Metsovo. Metsovone has been a European protected designation of origin since 1996.
Pasta filata is a technique in the manufacture of a family of Italian cheeses also known in English as stretched-curd, pulled-curd, and plastic-curd cheeses. Stretched curd cheeses manufactured from the pasta filata technique undergo a plasticising and kneading treatment of the fresh curd in hot water, which gives the cheese its fibrous structure.
Chloroclystis filata, the filata moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in New Zealand, the south eastern quarter of Australia and on Norfolk Island. Its host plants are acacias and Fabaceae.
The Pallone di Gravina is a firm, cow's milk cheese from the regions of Basilicata and Apulia in south-east Italy. It is made in the pasta filata style weighing between 1.5 and 2.5 kg, in a pear-like shape, ball or balloon (pallone), and was traditionally produced in the area of the city of Gravina, in the Murgia area of the province of Bari. Today, however, production is centred on the province of Matera.
Cacio figurato is a type of pasta filata cheese manufactured in Sicily, Italy made from cow's milk.
Microrape is a genus of moth in the family Megalopygidae.
Microrape camela is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Colombia.
Microrape cristata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Brazil.
Microrape gnathata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Peru.
Microrape hippopotama is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Colombia.
Microrape simplex is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Peru.
Microrape signata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1930. It is found in Brazil.
Microrape nivea is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1922. It is found in Bolivia.
Microrape santiago is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1922. It is found in Colombia.
Microrape jasminatus is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1893. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia and Ecuador.
Microrape minuta is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1886. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.
Microrape shilluca is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1929. It is found in Brazil.
