#megalopygidae

[herpsandbirds]

Rosy Ermine Moth aka Peppermint Moth (Trosia nigropunctigera), family Megalopygidae, found it in the cloud forests of northwestern South America

Photograph by Emir Filho

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[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #252

Rosy Ermine Moth

Trosia nigropunctigera

From the megalopygidae family. They have a wingspan of about 34 mm. They mainly inhabit rainforests. They can be found in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador and Peru.

Image sources: [1] [2] [3]

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[libraryofmoths]

Moth of the Week

Southern Flannel Moth

Megalopyge opercularis

The southern flannel moth is a part of the family Megalopygidae, the family of flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths. It was described by Sir James Edward Smith in 1797. They get the name “flannel moth” from being covered in setae, hair like bristles that give them a fuzzy, soft look.

Description Adult moths have round, hairy bodies ranging in coloration from cream at the bottom to yellow or light brown at the head. It’s legs are the same brown as the body with black feet. The forewings fade from a darker brown to cream with black/dark brown at the top edge or “costal margin.” The outer margin is white and the middle of the forewings have white patterning. The hindwings are fully cream or have a similar gradient. The antennae of females are thin and white, while males have feathery yellow antennae. Males and females may have differing coloration. Females are larger than males.

The caterpillars are known for their long stinging hairs and their unusual amount of prolegs. Flannel moth caterpillars have 7 pairs of prolegs, while all other butterfly and moth caterpillars have 5 or fewer.

Average wingspan: 30 mm (≈1.18 in)

Diet and Habitat This species live on oak, elm, and wild plum as well as many garden plants such as roses and ivy. Adult moths do not feed.

It’s distributed across the eastern United States/Gulf Coast. They range from New Jersey to Florida and west to Arkansas and Texas. It is common in Florida but reaches its greatest abundance in Texas. They can reach further south to Mexico and Central America. They are commonly found in wooded areas like deciduous forests but can also be found in urban and suburban gardens.

Mating This moths has 2 generations per year, one in the summer and one in the fall. Late larvae may overwinter in their cocoon and emerge in late spring. Females usually mate the night of they leave their cocoons and lay their eggs during the first two nights following mating. Eggs are laid in single or double curved rows and occasionally in patches on foliage or small twigs and are covered with hair from the under side of the female to protect them. Eggs hatch in six to eight days.

Predators Observations of this moth’s predators is lacking, but there are a few reports of lacewing feeding on their eggs and a lizard eating a later instar. It is assumed they are preyed on by other common predators of moths like birds, bats, praying mantises, lady beetles, and ants. At least four species of tachinid flies and two species of ichneumonid wasp have been reported to parasitize the flannel moth larva. The caterpillar protects itself with long venomous spines. When touched they cause severe skin irritation, described as like a broken bone or blunt-force trauma, or even white hot. The reaction tends to spread:

“The reactions are sometimes localized to the affected area, but are often very severe, radiating up a limb and causing burning, swelling, nausea, headache, abdominal distress, rashes, blisters, and sometimes chest pain, numbness, or difficulty breathing. Sweating from the welts or hives at the site of the sting is not unusual.”

Fun Fact The caterpillars are covered in long setae, making it resemble a tiny Persian cat, which is where it is assumed the name "puss" comes from. Some of the many names for the larva include: puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, fire caterpillar, woolly slug, opossum bug, puss moth, tree asp, and asp caterpillar.

(Source: Wikipedia; IFAS Extension, University of Florida; Missouri Department of Conservation; AZ Animals)

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[humanbyweight]

I helped my friend Emilio write a paper about venomous caterpillars in the United States. A field identification guide to Megalopygidae is provided in the appendix. 🦋

You can read it here for free!

#moth #venomous #Megalopygidae #Megalopyge #Norape #Trosia #Owlfly LLC #Emilio

[birdblues]

Trosia nigrorufa

#Trosia nigrorufa #moth #Insecta #Lepidoptera #Megalopygidae #Trosia #upl

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[onenicebugperday]

Satin flannel moth, Norape ovina, Megalopygidae

Found from Mexico down through South America

Photo 1 by easleybirding, 2 by schooten, 3-4 by bit, 5-7 by deniszabin, and 8 by lucilaarelycernaportillo

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[typhlonectes]

Megalopyge perseae, a species of flannel moth (family Megalopygidae), Colombia

photograph by alefox123 | inaturalist CC

#moth #flannel moth #lepidoptera #insect #nature #animals #south america

[mysticmothworld]

Lovely Moth Photos by Emmet Gowin

Undescribed Megalopygidae moth

Cresera intense

Family: Erebidae

Distribution: French Guyana, Brazil, Amazon region

Eubergia caisa

Family: Saturniidae

Distribution: the Cerrado (Paraguay, Bolivia and Brazil)

Psilacron gordiana

Family: Notodontidae

Distribution: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

Vine Sphinx (Eumorpha vitis)

Family: Sphingidae

Distribution: Northern Argentina, Central America, West Indies, Mexico, Southern USA

Undescribed Pterophoridae moth

Neorcarnegia basirei

Family: Saturniidae

Distribution: unknown

Psilopygida walkeri

Family: Saturniidae

Distribution: unknown

Orodesma apicina

Family: Erebidae

Distribution: Cuba, Central America and Florida

Moth???

In the article I drew these photos from it says it's called Mosera apollinairei but I can't find any info on them

Moths are currently undergoing a lot of taxonomic revision so that might be why

The article says Dognin discovered them, and he worked mainly on South American moths so yeah it's probably from around there.

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[brutus-the-skulldog]

Megalopyge crispata

(Black-waved flannel moth)

This is the little guy:D

The little guy is in the Megalopygidae family and can be found by the east coast of the US! Don't touch it though it's venomous and has little hairs that administer the venom. This moth loves eating trees like oaks, elms, and pecans. But they can also be found in crops such as cotton, peanuts, and corn!

#bugs #bugblr #i love bugs #fluffy little guy #AHHHHHHH #this is what happens when autism:3 #:3 #i love moths #moths

[thiccydriftyy]

MOTH ROUNDUP!

Superfamily Bombycoidea!

Thatcher Davis- Luna Moth (Actias Luna) Family Saturniidae

Ruth Weaver- Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea Polytheumus) Family Saturniidae

Adam Murray- Io Moth (Automeris Io) Family Saturniidae

N- Bog Buck Moth (Hemileuca Maia Menyanthevora) Family Saturniidae

Gabriel- Death’s Head Hawkmoth (Acherontia Lachesis) Family Sphingidae

Superfamily Noctuoidea!

The Intruder/Six- Black Rustic Moth (Aporophyla Nigra) Family Noctuidae

Mark Heathcliff- Hebrew Character Moth (Orthosia Gothica) Family Noctuidae

Sarah Heathcliff- Transparent Quaker Moth (Orthosia Transparens) Family Noctuidae

Evelin Miller- Beautiful Wood Nymph Moth (Eudryas Grata) Family Noctuidae

Dave Lee- Devil’s eye moth/Demon Eye (Erebus Ephesperis) Family Noctuidae

The Preacher- Clymeme Moth (Haploa Clymeme) Family Erebidae

Cesar Torres- Cinnabar Moth (Tyria Jacobaeae) Family Erebidae

Superfamily Zygaenoidea!

Jonah Marshall- Southern Flannel Moth (Megalopyge Opercularis) Family Megalopygidae

Mervin Marshall- Black-Waved Flannel Moth (Megalopyge Crispata) Family Megalopygidae

Superfamily Geometroidea!

Lynn Murray- Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) Family Geometridae

Verity Okawa- False Tiger Moth (Dysphania Militaris) Family Geometridae

Superfamily Pyraloidea!

Jude Murray- Greater Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella) Family Pyralidae

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[moths-daily]

Moth Of The Day #160

Norape argyrorrhoea

From the megalopygidae family. They have a wingspan of about 24 mm for males and 30 mm for females. It can be found in most of Central and South America.

[Image source]

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[rei-does-stuff]

Moth!! Specifically a rosy ermine moth!!

Trosia nigropunctigera, commonly known as the rosy ermine moth, is a lepidopteran in the family Megalopygidae native to the Neotropics. These moths are distributed across Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador and Peru. The species was first described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982.

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[sun-3-160]

LITERALLY WHO IS DOING IT LIKE SATURNIIDAE (first 3) AND MEGALOPYGIDAE (last 2) ARE DOING IT

#dont touch these btw #very dangerous :3 #bugs tw

[meret118]

Megalopyge opercularis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth for its adult form, and puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, fire caterpillar, woolly slug, opossum bug,[3]puss moth, tree asp, or asp caterpillar.

The caterpillar is regarded as a dangerous insect because of its venomous spines. Exposure to the caterpillar's fur-like spines leads to an immediate skin irritation characterized by a "grid-like hemorrhagic papular eruption with severe radiating pain."

Victims describe the pain as similar to a broken bone or blunt-force trauma,[3] or even white hot.[6] The reactions are sometimes localized to the affected area, but are often very severe, radiating up a limb and causing burning, swelling, nausea, headache, abdominal distress, rashes, blisters, and sometimes chest pain, numbness, or difficulty breathing.[7][8] Sweating from the welts or hives at the site of the sting is not unusual.[9]

#Moths #Good grief

[trusteezprojects]

#megalopygeopercularis or #southernflannelmoth - cute but super poisonous in furry caterpillar form! 💀 👀 Megalopyge opercularis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth for its adult form, and puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, woolly slug, opossum bug, puss moth, tree asp, or asp caterpillar. . . . #italianasp #pussmoth #woolyslug #moth #mothillustration #illustration #natureillustration #mothsofinstagram #butterfliesofinstagram #butterflies #nocturnal #vintage #oddities #artistsoninstagram #artwork #watercolor #gouache #tonedpaper #furrymoth #insectart #insect #entymology #tucsonartist #arizonaartist #tucson (at Tucson, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chf3EIovqtQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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