Megalopyge brunneipennis

Megalopyge brunneipennis
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)
Synonyms
	Cyclara brunneipennis Schaus, 1905; Lagoa superba Edwards, 1884; Megalopyge vipera Schaus, 1896;

Megalopyge brunneipennis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Brazil.^[1]

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) 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 brunneipennis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[2] Description of Megalopyge vipera in Journal of the New York Entomological Society Vol. 4, No. 2 (Jun., 1896) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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