Megalopyge affinis

Megalopyge affinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Megalopygidae
Genus:Megalopyge
Species: M. affinis
Binomial name
Megalopyge affinis
(Druce, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Lagoa affinis Druce, 1887

Megalopyge affinis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Mexico.[1]

The fore- 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

  1. 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.
  2. Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 214


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