Norape ovina

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Norape ovina
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Norape
Species:
N. ovina
Binomial name
Norape ovina
(Sepp, [1848])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena ovinaSepp, [1848]
  • Ulosota cretata Grote, 1864
  • Carama ovina

Norape ovina, the white flannel moth, is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. In the United States, it is found from Washington, D.C. south to Florida, west to Montana and Texas. Its range extends further south through Mexico, Guatemala and Panama to Venezuela, Suriname and Bolivia.

Eggs Norape ovina eggs.jpg
Eggs
Pupa Norape ovina pupa.jpg
Pupa
Damage Norape ovina damage.jpg
Damage
Cocoon Norape ovina coccoon.jpg
Cocoon
Adult Norape cretata.jpg
Adult

Its wingspan is 27–33 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May and from July to October. There are two per year in the north, likely more in south.

The stinging larvae feed on hackberry and redbud.