Glamorous Moths #4 – Southern Flannel Moth Wide ranging across the southern USA and northern Mexico, the Southern Flannel moth, Megalopyge opercularis, is this week’s featured moth. Read more here, if you’re interested: Megalopyge opercularis (ufl.edu). Flannel moths are in Superfamily Zygaenoidea with Jewel Caterpillar moths, like Dalcerides.Male Megalopyge opercularis by Judy Aschner on iNaturalist.orgIt’s larval food plants are mostly oak trees and some Manzanita species in Arizona and Mexico. The caterpillar is small and hairy like adults and it would be really cool to find one in the wild, so please let us know if you see any!Southern Flannel caterpillar by Diana Foreman on iNaturalist.orgShare this:FacebookXWhatsAppPinterestRedditPrintLike this:Like Loading... Published by Elliott@PW Elliott Gordon View all posts by Elliott@PW
