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6 12 Megalopygidae Moth

Megalopygidae Moth

by rubens.lucianoCampos do Jordão, Brazil

0 0 Pupae

Pupae

by SckelES, Brazil

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by AmandaMontanhini

Megalopygidae found eating Arecaceae. Took ...

4 2 Megalopyge Caterpillar

Megalopyge Caterpillar

by PakkoRamírezPalaciosVeracruz, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico

Family Megalopygidae

4 2 Spotting

Spotting

by MatthewKritzerCartago, Costa Rica

An amazing variety of Megalopygidae moths ...

0 1 Flannel moth

Flannel moth

by JuanDiTraniPanama

Very fuzzy

0 1 Flannel Moth

Flannel Moth

by zapabioAlto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil

Megalopygidae

2 1 Megalopygid moth

Megalopygid moth

by JuanDiTraniColón, Panama

(Megalopygidae)

35 36 Flannel moth

Flannel moth

by Sergio MonteiroGuaraqueçaba, PR, Brazil

0 1 Flannel Moth

Flannel Moth

by J.GirónVillavicencio, Meta, Colombia

1 4 Moth Caterpillar

Moth Caterpillar

by J.GirónVillavicencio, Meta, Colombia

2 0 Flanel moth

Flanel moth

by Sergio MonteiroCuritiba, PR, Brazil

0 3 Moth

Moth

by MatthewKritzerCartago, Costa Rica

Not in my mariposa book...certainly the

0 0 Flannel moth caterpillar

Flannel moth caterpillar

by JuanDiTraniColón, Panama

Unfortunately this is a cellphone picture

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MatthewKritzerCartago, Costa Rica

Another type of Megalopygidae moth...seem ...

2 1 Moth

Moth

by LuisStevensChiapas, Mexico

Moth attracted to the light in my hotel.

1 0 Megalopyge Moth

Megalopyge Moth

by Francisco RamírezVeracruz, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico

3 4 Spotting

Spotting

by Sergio MonteiroCuritiba, PR, Brazil

Very small, hairy caterpillar. Possibly first or second instar of Podalia sp. ...

1 0 Borreguillo

Borreguillo

by Nestor Rodrigo Vasquez CisnerosVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico

Familia Megalopygidae.

7 0 Podalia Moth

Podalia Moth

by JordiPratsSão Paulo, Brazil

A medium size moth, 30mm in large approx. flurry white with black marks ...

3 0 Orange moth

Orange moth

by MatthewKritzerCartago, Costa Rica

Megalopygidae, for sure, but not sure of ...

3 0 Megalopygine Moth

Megalopygine Moth

by elaphrusRégina (-Kaw), Guyane, French Guiana

Probably a Megalopyge species, but I don't know how to rule out genus Podalia.

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by elaphrusMagdalena, Colombia

Limacodidae or else Megalopygidae. 20 mm ...

14 12 Megalopyge

Megalopyge

by LuisStevensChiapas, Mexico

The furriest moth I've ever seen. Attracted to the hotel lights.

2 2 Southern Flannel Moth

Southern Flannel Moth

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

An adorable fuzzy moth, 1.5 cm long. Family:

6 6 White Flannel Moth

White Flannel Moth

by LaurenZarateTabasco, Mexico

-orange and the underside of the head black and grey. The moth was about 1 cm ...

6 5 Flannel moth

Flannel moth

by SckelES, Brazil

Megalopygidae caterpillar. Your bristles ...

14 5 Flanel moth caterpillar

Flanel moth caterpillar

by Sergio MonteiroCuritiba, PR, Brazil

It is official, Elvis didn't die, he just passed to another dimension...

0 1 Lagarta-de-fogo (Fire Caterpillar)

Lagarta-de-fogo (Fire Caterpillar)

by asergioCuritiba, Paraná, Brazil

Orange, around 6 or 7 cm, body completely covered with orange hair, with a few ...

7 5 Podalia Caterpillar

Podalia Caterpillar

by Phillip TorresCundinamarca, Colombia

This was an amazing caterpillar I spotted, I have seen Podalia Caterpillars ...

0 0 Flannel Moth

Flannel Moth

by elaphrusMagdalena, Colombia

Coastal forest near mountains, northeast corner of Colombia. I'm labeling this ...

0 0 Black-waved Flannel Moth, female

Black-waved Flannel Moth, female

by ForestDragonUpper Freehold Township, New Jersey, USA

Stout, cream colored moth with wavy black lines near the front margin of the ...

1 0 Flannel moth

Flannel moth

by AnaMoralClinton, Mississippi, USA

Tiny yellow mottled moth

9 8 Flannel moth caterpillar

Flannel moth caterpillar

by Sergio MonteiroSanta Catarina, Brazil

Length around 5cm. Photo #4 shows its head. An adult moth can be seen here: ...

3 0 Flannel Moth

Flannel Moth

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

). The antenna are broadly pectinate and this is probably a male. Family

26 11 unknown spotting

unknown spotting

by IanWongkarJawa Barat, Indonesia

Phylum: Arthropoda, Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Superfamily: ...

0 0 Black-waved flannel moth

Black-waved flannel moth

by SarahWhittOhio, USA

a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It is ...

5 1 Megalopyge lanata

Megalopyge lanata

by FrancierlemRio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Lagarta: coloração branca, possui pelos urticantes de coloração castanho ...

3 1 Lagarta de Fogo

Lagarta de Fogo

by TiagoSilvaBalthazarVargem Grande Paulista, Brazil

Lagarta-de-fogo tem o nome científico Megalopyge lanata Stoll - Cramer ...

25 17 Flannel Moth

Flannel Moth

by CarolinaPereira, Risaralda, Colombia

urticaria. Not exactly this one, but the

0 2 Taturana-gatinho ou Taturana-cachorrinho

Taturana-gatinho ou Taturana-cachorrinho

by TiagoSilvaBalthazarVargem Grande Paulista, Brazil

Família Megalopygidae Podalia sp ...

3 4 Megalopygid Moth

Megalopygid Moth

by Diaz José MiguelCartago, Costa Rica

From Wikipedia: Megalopygidae is the ...

15 7 Puppy Caterpillar

Puppy Caterpillar

by Leonardo CastroMG, Brazil

Very common throughout the Brazilian territory, feeds on various species of ...

3 0 Southern Flannel Moth

Southern Flannel Moth

by James McNairFlorida, USA

The adult moth is covered in long fur in colors ranging from dull orange to ...

4 2 Cachorrinha

Cachorrinha

by Sergio MonteiroSanta Catarina, Brazil

family Megalopygidae. These larvae are ...

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