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Megalopyge opercularis (Smith, 1797)

Самец Megalopyge opercularis

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Zygaenoidea → family Megalopygidae → genus Megalopyge → species Megalopyge opercularis

Species name(s)

Megalopyge opercularis (Smith, 1797) = Phalaena opercularis Smith, 1797 = Pimela lanuginosa Clemens, 1860 = Miresa subcitrina Walker, 1869 = Megalopyge albizona Dognin 1923 = Megalopyge bissesa Dyar 1910 = Megalopyge briseis Dyar 1910 = Megalopyge costaricensis Schaus 1912 = Megalopyge govana Schaus 1904 = Megalopyge incachaca Schaus 1927 = Pimela lanuginosa Clemens, 1860 = Lagoa ornata Druce, 1887. [9, 85, 187]

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Expansion

This species marks on the maps: 1.

Zoogeographical regions

Neotropic.

Имаго Megalopyge opercularis

Authors

Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.

Photos: Konstantin Kraevsky.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.

References

[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[85] Lepidoptera species catalogue, Lepidoptera.ru, 2015
[187] Species 2000, http://www.sp2000.org

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Other species Megalopyge

Megalopyge affinis (Druce, 1887)

Megalopyge albicollis (Walker, 1855)

Megalopyge amita Schaus, 1900

Megalopyge amitina Dognin, 1912

Megalopyge apicale (Herrich-Schäffer, [1856])

Megalopyge apicalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1856

Megalopyge basalis (Walker, 1856)

Megalopyge bissesa Dyar, 1911

Megalopyge braulio Schaus

Megalopyge brunneipennis Schaus, 1905

Megalopyge chrysocoma Herrich-Schäffer, 1856

Megalopyge contigua (Walker, 1866)

Megalopyge crispata Packard, 1864

Megalopyge defoliata (Walker, 1855)

Megalopyge dyari (Joicey & Talbot, 1922)

Megalopyge hina (Dognin, 1911)

Megalopyge hyalina Schaus, 1905

Megalopyge immaculata Cassino, 1928

Megalopyge inca Hopp, 1935

Megalopyge krugii Dewitz, 1897

Megalopyge lacyi Barnes & McDunnough, 1910

Megalopyge lampra Dyar, 1910

Megalopyge lanata (Cramer, 1780)

Megalopyge lanceolata Dognin, 1923

Megalopyge lapena Schaus, 1896

Megalopyge lecca Druce, 1890

Megalopyge megalopygae Schaus, 1905

Megalopyge nuda Stoll, 1789

Megalopyge obscura Schaus, 1905

Megalopyge opercilaris J. E. Smith

Megalopyge ornata (Druce, 1887)

Megalopyge orsilochus (Cramer, [1775])

Megalopyge ovata (Schaus, 1896)

Megalopyge perseae Dognin, 1891

Megalopyge peruana Hopp, 1935

Megalopyge pixidifera Smith & Abbot, 1797

Megalopyge radiata Schaus, 1892

Megalopyge ravida (Druce, 1887)

Megalopyge salacia (Druce, 1887)

Megalopyge salebrosa (Clemens, 1860)

Megalopyge superba (H. Edwards, 1884)

Megalopyge tharops (Stoll, 1781)

Megalopyge torva Schaus, 1912

Megalopyge trossula Dognin, 1891

Megalopyge trujillina Dyar, 1910

Megalopyge undulata (Herrich-Schäffer, [1855])

Megalopyge urens Berg, 1882

Megalopyge uruguayensis Berg, 1882

Megalopyge victoriana Schaus, 1927

Megalopyge vulpina Schaus, 1900

Megalopyge xanthopasa (Sepp, [1848])

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