Megalopyge ravida

(Megalopyge ravida)

Description

Megalopyge ravida is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Mexico. The wingspan is about 25 mm. The fore- and hindwings are white, the forewings shaded with brown from the base to about the middle and beyond crossed from the costal margin to near the inner margin by a row of indistinct brown spots. The head and thorax are dusty and the abdomen is whitish.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Megalopygidae
Genus:Megalopyge
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