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Megalopyge nuda

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Megalopyge nuda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species:
M. nuda
Binomial name
Megalopyge nuda
(Stoll, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx nuda Stoll, 1789
  • Megalopyge partheniata Dyar, 1928

Megalopyge nuda is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1789. It is found in Guyana, Paraguay, and Brazil.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Megalopyge nuda​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.