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Megalopyge obscura
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Butterflies & moths

Megalopyge obscura

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameMegalopyge obscura (Schaus, 1905)

About this species

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

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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyMegalopygidae
GenusMegalopyge

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