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Megalopyge brunneipennis

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Species of moth

Megalopyge brunneipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species: M. brunneipennis
Binomial name
Megalopyge brunneipennis
(Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Cyclara brunneipennis Schaus, 1905
  • Lagoa superba Edwards, 1884
  • Megalopyge vipera Schaus, 1896

Megalopyge brunneipennis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is 53 mm. The forewings are brown, the basal two-thirds with crinkly white scales along the costa, and transverse brownish streaks to the inner margin, and a dark brown spot at the end of the cell. The outer margin is broadly greyish brown without markings. The hindwings are greyish brown.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Megalopyge brunneipennis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. Description of Megalopyge vipera in Journal of the New York Entomological Society Vol. 4, No. 2 (Jun., 1896) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Megalopyge brunneipennis


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