About Megalopyge tharops (Stoll, 1782)
Megalopyge tharops (Stoll, 1782) is a moth species belonging to the family Megalopygidae. This species was originally described by Caspar Stoll in 1782. It is known to occur in French Guiana and Brazil. This moth has a wingspan of 31 millimeters. Its forewings are white, with the cell and the space directly below the cell marked with grey streaks. The costa is streaked with black across two-thirds of its length starting from the base. A black streak runs along the median vein extending to the end of the cell, and an oblique black shading runs from the cell at vein 2 to near the inner angle of the forewing. The discocellular spot is black, and the veins on the outer portion of the forewing are edged with light greyish brown. The forewing fringe is brownish. The hindwings are white, with a broad band of pale brown along the inner margin.
