Megalopyge affinis
Megalopyge affinis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Mexico.[1]
| Megalopyge affinis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Megalopyge |
| Species: | M. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalopyge affinis (H. Druce, 1887) | |
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The forewings and hindwings are uniform cream white with a few black scales along the margin of the hindwings. The head, thorax and abdomen are cream white.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge affinis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera Heterocera 1: 214
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