🦋Megalopyge opercularis
Megalopyge opercularis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth for its adult form, and puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, fire caterpillar, woolly slug, opossum bug, puss moth, tree asp, or asp caterpillar.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Megalopyge opercularis yet.
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Everything we know about the Megalopyge opercularis
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- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderLepidoptera
- ›familyMegalopygidae
- ›genusMegalopyge
- ›speciesMegalopyge opercularis
- classInsects · Insecta
- orderButterflies & moths · Lepidoptera
- familyMegalopygidae
- genusMegalopyge
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- superorderAmphiesmenoptera
- orderButterflies & moths · Lepidoptera
- suborderGlossata
- familyMegalopygidae
- genusMegalopyge
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