Megalopyge krugii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Megalopygidae |
Genus: | Megalopyge |
Species: | M. krugii
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Binomial name | |
Megalopyge krugii (
Dewitz, 1897)
|
Megalopyge krugii is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Hermann Dewitz in 1897. [1]
Found in Puerto Rico, hundreds may congregate together, [2] and contact with the skin will cause a stinging sensation. [3]
Megalopyge krugii | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Megalopygidae |
Genus: | Megalopyge |
Species: | M. krugii
|
Binomial name | |
Megalopyge krugii (
Dewitz, 1897)
|
Megalopyge krugii is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Hermann Dewitz in 1897. [1]
Found in Puerto Rico, hundreds may congregate together, [2] and contact with the skin will cause a stinging sensation. [3]