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Megalopygidae 57a0039 – 4645   Megalopyge lapena Schaus, 1896

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: lapena Schaus 1896 (Megalopyge) - MONA 1983: 4645 ssp. a. lapena Schaus 1896 (Megalopyge) - MONA 1983: 4645; Type locality: Jalapa, Mexico cyrtota Dyar 1910 (Megalopyge) ssp. b. heteropuncta Barnes & McDunnough 1918 (Megalopyge); Type locality: Arizona

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Barnes, W.M. & J.H. McDunnough, 1918. Notes and new species. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, 4(2): 158. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 20.25m; p. 165. Book Review and ordering Sancio, E.P., C.H. Kratzer, J.C. Carlson, 2024. Geographical and temporal distribution of Megalopygidae in the United States and Puerto Rico. Toxicon, X (2024). (Journal Pre-proof) Schaus, W., 1896. New species of Heterocera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 4(2): 58. Species Page at BugGuide.Net

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