Family Megalopygidae (Flannel Moths)

Description of Megalopygidae

The Flannel Moths are members of the Superfamily Zygaenoidea. These are medium-sized moths with stout, hairy bodies. Eleven species are found in North America. Wings are typically broad with some wrinkled hair-scales on the forewing, and they are usually white, yellow, or brownish, with almost no markings. The wingspan is 2.4-4 cm. Larvae have stinging hairs hidden among tufts of dense, soft hairs.

Subfamily:

Lagoa crispata Black-waved Flannel Moth (Packard, 1864)

Lagoa lacyi Florida Flannel Moth (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)

Lagoa pyxidifera Yellow Flannel Moth (Smith, 1797)

Megalopyge bissesa (Dyar, 1911)

Megalopyge lapena Schaus, 1896

Megalopyge opercularis Southern Flannel Moth (J. E. Smith, 1797)

Norape ovina White Flannel Moth (Sepp, 1848)

Norape tenera (Druce, 1897)

Norape virgo (Butler, 1877)

Trosia obsolescens Dyar, 1899

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Description of Megalopygidae

Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Photographs of Megalopygidae

Black-waved Flannel Moth
Lagoa crispata

Black-waved Flannel Moth
Lagoa crispata

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

White Flannel Moth
Norape ovina

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Yellow Flannel Moth
Lagoa pyxidifera

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Black-waved Flannel Moth
Lagoa crispata

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

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Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Family Megalopygidae (Flannel Moths)

Subfamily:

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Photographs of Megalopygidae

Black-waved Flannel MothLagoa crispata

Black-waved Flannel MothLagoa crispata

Southern Flannel MothMegalopyge opercularis

White Flannel MothNorape ovina

Southern Flannel MothMegalopyge opercularis

Yellow Flannel MothLagoa pyxidifera

Southern Flannel MothMegalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel MothMegalopyge opercularis

Black-waved Flannel MothLagoa crispata

Southern Flannel MothMegalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel MothMegalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel MothMegalopyge opercularis

Black-waved Flannel Moth
Lagoa crispata

Black-waved Flannel Moth
Lagoa crispata

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

White Flannel Moth
Norape ovina

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Yellow Flannel Moth
Lagoa pyxidifera

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Black-waved Flannel Moth
Lagoa crispata

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel Moth
Megalopyge opercularis