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Megalopyge trujillina

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Species of moth

Megalopyge trujillina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species: M. trujillina
Binomial name
Megalopyge trujillina
Dyar, 1910

Megalopyge trujillina is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910. It is found in Mexico.

Adults are similar to Megalopyge trujillo, but somewhat smaller and with a yellowish olivaceous tint on the outer part of the wing, which is not nearly so distinct in Trujillo. The whitish submarginal line on the wing is more or less well indicated, while the whitish patch at the base of the wing is less distinct and contrasted, due largely to the general paler tint of the coloration.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Megalopyge trujillina​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Megalopyge trujillina


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