Megalopyge trossula is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1891.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Megalopyge |
| Species: | M. trossula
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| Megalopyge trossula (Dognin, 1891)
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Adults have a yellow body and the wings are entirely denuded of scales, except for a few dark-grey ones at the base.[2]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge trossula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
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