Familia de polillas
Las polillas de franela o polillas de franela arrugadas (nombre científico Megalopygidae ) son una familia de insectos. Ocurren en América del Norte (11 especies) y los trópicos del Nuevo Mundo. Las larvas se llaman orugas de gato y, con sus largos pelos, se asemejan a bolas de algodón. Tienen espinas venenosas que pueden causar una picadura dolorosa e inflamación que dura varios días. En algunos casos, la picadura puede causar dolor de cabeza, náuseas y síntomas similares a los de un shock . Quizás el más notorio por picar es la oruga de Megalopyge opercularis .
Una oruga de
Megalopyge opercularis en Kent Island, Maryland: una especie altamente tóxica
Genera
Referencias
Enlaces externos
- Medios relacionados con Megalopygidae en Wikimedia Commons
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Micropterigidae (mandibulate archaic moths) |
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Agathiphagidae (kauri moths) |
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| - Acanthopteroctetidae (archaic sun moths)
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| | - Aenigmatineidae
- Neopseustidae (archaic bell moths)
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| - Anomosetidae
- Hepialidae (swift moths, ghost moths)
- Neotheoridae (Amazonian primitive ghost moths)
- Palaeosetidae (miniature ghost moths)
- Prototheoridae (African primitive ghost moths)
| - Mnesarchaeidae (New Zealand primitive moths)
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| - Adelidae (fairy longhorn moths)
- Cecidosidae
- Heliozelidae
- Incurvariidae
- Prodoxidae (yucca moths)
| - Andesianidae (Andean endemic moths)
| - Nepticulidae (pigmy, or midget moths)
- Opostegidae (white eyecap moths)
| - Palaephatidae (Gondwanaland moths)
| - Tischeriidae (trumpet leaf miner moths)
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| | - Acrolophidae (burrowing webworm moths)
- Arrhenophanidae
- Eriocottidae (Old World spiny-winged moths)
- Lypusidae
- Psychidae (bagworm moths)
- Tineidae (fungus moths)
| - Bucculatricidae (ribbed cocoon makers)
- Douglasiidae (Douglas moths)
- Gracillariidae
- Roeslerstammiidae
| - Acrolepiidae (false diamondback moths)
- Bedelliidae
- Glyphipterigidae (sedge moths)
- Heliodinidae
- Lyonetiidae
- Plutellidae
- Yponomeutidae (ermine moths)
- Ypsolophidae
| - Autostichidae
- Batrachedridae
- Blastobasidae
- Coleophoridae (case-bearers, case moths)
- Cosmopterigidae (cosmet moths)
- Elachistidae (grass-miner moths)
- Gelechiidae (twirler moths)
- Lecithoceridae (long-horned moths)
- Metachandidae
- Momphidae (mompha moths)
- Oecophoridae (concealer moths)
- Pterolonchidae
- Scythrididae (flower moths)
- Xyloryctidae (timber moths)
| | - Heterogynidae
- Zygaenidae (burnet, forester, or smoky moths)
- Himantopteridae
- Lacturidae
- Somabrachyidae
- Megalopygidae (flannel moths)
- Aididae
- Anomoeotidae
- Cyclotornidae
- Epipyropidae (planthopper parasite moths)
- Dalceridae (slug caterpillars)
- Limacodidae (slug, or cup moths)
| - Cossidae (carpenter millers, or goat moths)
- Dudgeoneidae (dudgeon carpenter moths)
| - Brachodidae (little bear moths)
- Castniidae (castniid moths: giant butterfly-moths, sun moths)
- Sesiidae (clearwing moths)
| - Choreutidae (metalmark moths)
| - Tortricidae (tortrix moths)
| - Urodidae (false burnet moths)
| - Schreckensteiniidae (bristle-legged moths)
| - Epermeniidae (fringe-tufted moths)
| - Alucitidae (many-plumed moths)
- Tineodidae (false plume moths)
| - Pterophoridae (plume moths)
| | | - Copromorphidae (tropical fruitworm moths)
- Carposinidae (fruitworm moths)
| - Thyrididae (picture-winged leaf moths)
| - Callidulidae (Old World butterfly-moths)
| - Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)
- Hedylidae (American moth-butterflies)
- Hesperiidae (skippers)
- Pieridae (whites, yellows, orangetips, sulphurs)
- Riodinidae (metalmarks)
- Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterflies: blues, coppers and relatives)
- Nymphalidae (brush-footed, or four-footed butterflies)
| | - Pyralidae (snout moths)
- Crambidae (grass moth)
| - Mimallonidae (sack bearer moths)
| - Lasiocampidae (eggars, snout moths, or lappet moths)
| - Anthelidae (Australian lappet moth)
- Apatelodidae (American silkworm moths)
- Bombycidae (silk moths)
- Brahmaeidae (Brahmin moths)
- Carthaeidae (Dryandra moth)
- Endromidae (Kentish glory and relatives)
- Eupterotidae
- Phiditiidae
- Saturniidae (saturniids)
- Sphingidae (hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms)
| - Erebidae (underwing, tiger, tussock, litter, snout, owlet moths)
- Euteliidae
- Noctuidae (daggers, sallows, owlet moths, quakers, cutworms, darts)
- Nolidae (tuft moths)
- Notodontidae (prominents, kittens)
- Oenosandridae
| - Drepanidae (hook-tips)
- Cimeliidae (gold moths)
- Doidae
| - Sematuridae
- Pseudobistonidae
- Epicopeiidae (oriental swallowtail moths)
- Uraniidae
- Geometridae (geometer moths)
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- Taxonomy of the Lepidoptera
- Lists by region
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- Wikidata : Q135433
- Wikiespecies : Megalopygidae
- BAMONA: Megalopygidae
- BioLib: 460723
- NEGRITA : 605
- Guía de errores : 130
- Fin de vida : 858
- EPPO : 1MEGAF
- GBIF : 9409
- iNaturalista : 84186
- IRMNG : 111368
- ITIS : 117626
- NCBI : 287131
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Medios relacionados con Megalopygidae en Wikimedia Commons