Puss Caterpillar (Larva), Southern Flannel Moth (Adult), Megalopyge opercularis (J. E. Smith 1797) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Megalopygidae)
Vol. 2013 No. 1, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2013 No. 1

Puss Caterpillar (Larva), Southern Flannel Moth (Adult), Megalopyge opercularis (J. E. Smith 1797) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Megalopygidae): EENY545/IN976, rev. 3/2013

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in976-2013
Published 2013-01-31
Donald W. Hall
University of Florida
Male southern flannel moth.
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Hall, Donald W. 2013. “Puss Caterpillar (Larva), Southern Flannel Moth (Adult), Megalopyge Opercularis (J. E. Smith 1797) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea: Megalopygidae): EENY545/IN976, Rev. 3/2013”. EDIS 2013 (1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in976-2013.
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Abstract

The southern flannel moth is an attractive small moth that is best-known because of its larva, the puss caterpillar, which is one of the most venomous caterpillars in the United States. This 12-page fact sheet was written by Donald W. Hall and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, January 2013.

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