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Southern Flannel Moth

Megalopyge opercularis

Habitat:

Pine scrubland and sand dunes around.

Notes:

Spotted at night at the shower house at Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, FL.

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2 Comments

Lee Williams
Lee Williams 10 years ago

Not technically. It's an insect. Bugs are of the order Hemiptera. If you would like to know what a bug is then read this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera

gracie.glancy
gracie.glancy 10 years ago

Is that a bug?

Lee Williams
Spotted by
Lee Williams

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 17, 2013
Submitted on Nov 2, 2013

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