Megalopyge opercularis

TaxID: 1113279

Basic Information

Megalopyge opercularis

Puss Caterpillar

Megalopyge opercularis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth for its adult form, and puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, fire caterpillar, woolly slug, opossum bug, puss moth, tree asp, or asp caterpillar.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Megalopygidae

Megalopyge

opercularis

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Megalopyge opercularis
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(c) Russell Pfau@BY-NC
Megalopyge opercularis
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(c) Royal Tyler@BY-NC-SA
Megalopyge opercularis
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(c) John Carlson@BY-NC
Megalopyge opercularis
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(c) Kai Joaquin@BY-NC
Megalopyge opercularis
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(c) Royal Tyler@BY-NC-SA

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Mexico Quarantine pests 2018

Distribution (14 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

14
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Belize Present —
Brazil Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Ecuador Present —
France Present —
Guatemala Present —
Honduras Present —
Mexico Present —
Nicaragua Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR21707335 Venom spine scoli preparation 1 - - 9853702 USA: Florida
SRR21707334 Venom spine scoli preparation 2 - - 5786357 USA: Florida
SRR21707333 Venom spine scoli preparation 3 - - 3321007 USA: Florida

DNA Barcodes (63 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
USLEP669-10 BOLD:ABX6519 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-03-09 24.77262, -80.9405
USLEP667-10 BOLD:ABX6519 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-03-09 24.77262, -80.9405
USLEP666-10 BOLD:ABX6519 COI-5P 626 United States 2010-03-09 24.77262, -80.9405
USLEP523-10 BOLD:ABX6519 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-03-20 27.27564, -82.26614000000001
MHMXB269-06 - COI-5P 297 Costa Rica 2005-10-04 11.02, -85.413
LTOLB686-11 BOLD:AAT9427 COI-5P 658 Brazil 1998-01-30 -19.25, -40.04
LTOL921-08 BOLD:AAH4914 COI-5P 658 United States 1999-08-08 35.0, -112.0
LTOL918-08 BOLD:AAH4914 COI-5P 658 United States 1999-08-08 35.0, -112.0
LSEU546-06 - COI-5P 283 United States 2006-02-07 34.42, -85.1
LPCCW1066-16 BOLD:AAT9427 COI-5P 589 French Guiana 2015-11-10 5.275, -52.924
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Literature