Megalopyge krugii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species:
M. krugii
Binomial name
Megalopyge krugii
(Dewitz, 1897)

Megalopyge krugii is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Hermann Dewitz in 1897.[1]

Found in Puerto Rico, hundreds may congregate together,[2] and contact with the skin will cause a stinging sensation.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge krugii". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. "La plumilla". Servicio de Extensión Agrícola. August 9, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  3. "Megalopyge krugii Dewitz, 1897". GBIF. Retrieved June 27, 2022.


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