Flannel moth

Flannel moth
Megalopyge opercularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Zygaenoidea
Family: Megalopygidae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
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The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics.

A Megalopyge opercularis caterpillar on Kent Island, Maryland: a highly toxic species