White Lasiocampidae - Lappet Moth, La Isla Escondida, Colombia

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Christine Young

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Lasiocampidae - Lappet Moth Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
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  https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/38596621961 Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Looks correct. He has an even closer looking one somewhere in his giant set but named it "moth". Posted 6 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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Megalopyge crispata is very close visually, so maybe something in this genus?
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/703873-Megalopyge-crispata

The only difference I see is that the tips of the tarsi are black in this species! It has been observed in parts of Central America (but none in South America from what I can tell). Either way, it looks very closely related? Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
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  Thanks. I checked species in that genus in South America without a clear match but it looks close. I do see one other difference: the length of the antennae, but I'm not sure if that means a lot. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
    
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    It is pretty maddening, isn't it!? There obviously needs to be more research study in this area! Posted 6 years ago

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