Megalopyge brunneipennis
Megalopyge brunneipennis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Brazil.[1]
| Megalopyge brunneipennis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Megalopyge |
| Species: | M. brunneipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Megalopyge brunneipennis (Schaus, 1905) | |
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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.[2]
References
- 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.
- Description of Megalopyge vipera in Journal of the New York Entomological Society Vol. 4, No. 2 (Jun., 1896)
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