Megalopyge obscura

Megalopyge obscura
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Megalopyge
Species:	M. obscura
Binomial name
	Megalopyge obscura; (Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
	Cyclara obscura Schaus, 1905;

Megalopyge obscura is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.[1]

The wingspan is 17 mm. The wings are light greyish brown, the forewings with a broad, diffuse, dark brown postmedial shade, partly edged by wavy whitish lines. There is a black spot at the base and a subterminal black spot at vein 7.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge obscura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
Description of Cyclara obscura in Proceedings of the United States National Museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge obscura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[2] Description of Cyclara obscura in Proceedings of the United States National Museum This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.