Group: INSECTFamily: MEGALOPYGIDAE
SciName: Megalopyge opercularis
ComName: Southern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Contributor: Chris Helms
Website: http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/tm6502.asp

Fun Fact(s):
America's most poisonous caterpillar.
SciName: Megalopyge opercularis
ComName: Southern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Contributor: Newman, Randy
Original Source: Lepidoptera of Ft. Macon State Park; 1. Preliminary survey of the Macrolepidoptera; J Bolling Sullivan, PhD.
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Fun Fact(s):
Host Plant: Hardwoods: almond, apple, hackberry, oak, orange, pecan, persimmo; Shrubs: rose, other trees and shrubs
SciName: Megalopyge opercularis
ComName: Southern Flannel Moth, Puss Caterpillar
Contributor: Brad Cooksey
Original Source: Wagner, David L. 2005. Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton Field Guides.
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Fun Fact(s):
This species is also known as an Asp throughout much of its range.