Megalopyge trossula

Megalopyge trossula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Megalopyge
Species:	M. trossula
Binomial name
	Megalopyge trossula; (Dognin, 1891)
Synonyms
	Prismoptera trossula Dognin, 1891;

Megalopyge trossula is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1891.^[1] It is found in Costa Rica.

Adults have a yellow body and the wings are entirely denuded of scales, except for a few dark-grey ones at the base.^[2]

References[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge trossula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

This article relating to the superfamily Zygaenoidea is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .