Megalopyge opercularis (Smith, 1797)
Texas, Arizonaa, Mexico, Costa Rica, Venzuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Boliva, Guianas, Brazil (Amazonas, Para). See [maps]
Phalaena opercularis Smith, 1797; in Smith & Abbot, Nat. Hist. Rarer Lepid. Ins. Georgia2: 105, pl. 53
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[GALEPS] Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States
James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[LAMAS-NEO] Gerardo Lamas
Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)
[LEPIFORUM] Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[maps] Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
Some related literature:
Barnes & McDunnough, 1910
New species and varietes of North American Lepidoptera
Can. Ent. 42
(6): 208-213,
(7): 246-252
Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Notes and new species
Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4
(2): 61-208, pl. 11-25,
(3): 211-278, pl. 26-40
Berg, 1882
Farrago Lepidopterologica. Contribuciones al estudio de la fauna Argentina y paises limitrofes
An. Soc. cient. argent. 13
: 164-184,
(5): 213-223,
: 257-279
Berg in Burmeister, 1878
Description physique de la République Argentine d'après des observations personelles et étrangeres. 5. Lépidoptères. Première partie. Contenant les diurnes, crépusculaires et bombycoïdes
Descr. phys. Rép. Arg. 5
: 1-526
Cassino, 1928
On some new Lasiocampidae
Lepidopterist 4
: 89-96
Clemens, 1860
Contributions to American Lepidopterology. - No. 3-7
Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12
: 4-15,
: 156-174,
: 203-221,
: 345-362,
: 522-547
Cock, 2017
A preliminary catalogue of the moths (Lepidoptera except Papilionoidea) of Tobago, West Indies
Insecta Mundi 585
: 1-58
Cramer, [1780]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
Uitl. Kapellen 3
(17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779),
(22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]),
(23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
Dewitz, 1877
Dämmerungs- und Nachtfalter von Portorico, gesammelt von Herrn Consul Krug
Mitt. Münch. Ent. Ver. 1
: 91-96
Dognin, 1891
Diagnoses de Lépidoptères nouveaux
Le Naturaliste 13 / (2) 5
(92): 8,
(98): 85,
(101): 125-126
Dognin, 1891
Description de Lépidoptera nouveaux
Le Naturaliste 13 / (2) 5
(102): 132,
(111): 242,
(112): 257-258,
(114): 278-279
Dognin, 1891
Diagnoses d'un lépidoptère nouvau
Le Naturaliste 13 / (2) 5 (96)
: 61-62
Dognin, 1894
Lépidoptères de Loja et environs (Equateur). Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles
Lépid. Loja2: 27-65, pl. 3-6 (1891),
3: 69-99, pl. 7-10 (1894),
4: 103-116, pl. 11-12 (1896)
Dognin, 1911
Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud
Hét. nouv. Am. Sud 3
: 3-66
Dognin, 1912
Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud
Mém. Soc. Ent. Belg. 19
: 121-177
Dognin, 1916
Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud
Hét. nouv. Am. Sud 10
: 1-25
Dognin, 1923
Hétérocères nouveaux de l'Amérique du Sud
Hét. nouv. Am. Sud 21
: 1-38
Druce, 1890
Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Central America
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 5 (27)
: 213-218
Druce, 1890
Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Central and South America
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1890
: 493-520, pl. 42-43
Dyar, 1910
Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera from Mexico
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 38 (1742)
: 229-273
Dyar, 1910
Notes on the species of Megalopyge allied to opercularis Smith & Abbot
Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 12 (2)
: 73-79
Dyar, 1910
Notes on Megalopygidae
Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 12 (4)
: 161-176
Dyar, 1928
Descriptions of four South American moths
Proc. ent. Soc. Wash. 30
: 9-10
H. Edwards, 1884
Notes on Mexican Lepidoptera with description of new species
Papilio 4
(1): 11-19,
(3): 59-61,
(4): 75-80
Epstein & Becker, 1993
Combinations and synonymies in new world Limacodidae, Megalopygidae, Lasiocampidae and Arctiidae (Lepidoptera)
Revta bras. Zool. 10 (2)
: 289-319
Felder, 1874
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera
Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2)
(1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]),
(2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865),
(3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867),
(4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) ,
(5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Forbes, 1942
The Lepidoptera of Barro Island, Panama. (2)
Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harward Coll. 90 (2)
: 263-406, pl. 9-16
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1887; Godman & Salvin, 1887
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera
Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera1: 1-490,
3: pl. 1-101
Harris, 1841
A report on the insects of Massachusetts injurious to vegetation
Rep. Insects Mass. injurious to Vegn
: 3-459
Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]; Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Heterocera (Nachfalter)
Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I)
1 (1): pl. 1-4, f. 1-17 (1853),
1 (2): pl. 5-8, f. 18-38 (1853),
1 (3): pl. 9-12, f. 39-51 (1853),
1 (4): pl. 13-16, f. 52-76 (1853),
1 (5): pl. 17-20, f. 77-97 (1854),
1 (6): pl. 21-24, f. 98-114 (1854),
1 (7): pl. [25-28], f. 115-138 (1854),
1 (8): pl. [29-32], f. 139-153 (1854),
1 (9): pl. [33-36], f. 154-173 (1854),
1 (10): pl. [37-40], f. 174-201 (1854),
1 (11): pl. [41-44], f. 202-231 (1854),
1 (12): pl. [45-48], f. 232-258 (1854),
1 (13-17): pl. 49-68, f. 259-390 (1855),
1 (?18): pl. [69], f. 391-396 (1858),
1 (?19): pl. [70], f. 397-403 (1858),
1 (?20-21): pl. 71-78, f. 404-451 (1855),
1 (?22): pl. [79], f. 452-458 (1858),
1 (23-25): pl. 80-94, f. 459-540 (1856),
1 (26): pl. [95-96], f. 541-551 (1858),
1: 1-52 (1856),
1: 53-84 (1858),
2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Hopp, 1930
Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny. VI. Teil. Lepidoptera: Megalophygidae
Ann. Wien 44
: 269-277
Joicey & Talbot, 1922
New forms of moths from New Guinea and South America
Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (2)
: 300-302
Kirby, 1892
A synonymic catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera (Moths). Sphinges and Bombyces
Syn. Cat. Lepid. Het. 1
: 1-951
Packard, 1864
Synopsis of the Bombycidae of the United States. (1 & 2)
Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3
(1): 97-130,
(3): 331-396
Schaus, 1892
Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. Part I & II
Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892
: 272-291,
: 318-341
Schaus, 1896
New species of Heterocera
J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 4 (2)
: 51-60
Schaus, 1900
New species of Heterocera from Tropical America
J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 8
: 225-234
Schaus, 1904
New species of American Heterocera
Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 30
: 135-178
Schaus, 1905
Descriptions of new South American Moths
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 29 (1420)
: 179-345
Schaus, 1912
New species of Heterocera from Costa Rica. XII-XVI
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 9
(49): 34-57,
(50): 202-214,
(51): 289-311,
(52): 423-433,
(53): 537-551,
(54): 656-671
Schaus, 1920
New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum
Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 57 (2307)
: 107-152
Schaus, 1924
New species of moths in the United States National Museum
Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 65 (2520)
: 1-74
Schaus, 1927
New Species of Heterocera (Lepidoptera) from Central and South America
Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 29
(5): 101-111,
(8): 185-186
Sepp, [1830]
Natuurlijke Historie van Surinaamsche Vlinders, naar het leven geteekend. Papillons de Surinam dessinés d'après nature
Surinaam. Vlinders1 (1): 1-16, pl. 1-4 ([1829]),
1 (2): 17-24, pl. 5-8 ([1829]),
1 (3): 25-32, pl. 9-12 ([1830]),
1 (4): 33-40, pl. 13-16 ([1830]),
1 (5): 41-48, pl. 17-20 ([1832]),
1 (6): 49-56, pl. 21-24 ([1832-1840]),
1 (7): 57-64, pl. 25-28 ([1832-1840]),
1 (8): 65-72, pl. 29-32 ([1840]),
1 (9): 73-80, pl. 33-36 ([1841]),
1 (10): 81-88, pl. 37-40 ([1841]),
1 (11): 89-96, pl. 41-44 ([1842]),
1 (12): 97-104, pl. 45-48 ([1842]),
1 (13): i-viii, 105-108, pl. 49-50 ([1843]),
2 (13): 109-112, pl. 51-52 ([1843]),
2 (14): 113-120, pl. 53-56 ([1843]),
2 (15): 121-128, pl. 57-60 ([1844]),
2 (16): 129-136, pl. 61-64 ([1844]),
2 (17): 137-144, pl. 65-68 ([1845]),
2 (18): 145-152, pl. 69-72 ([1845]),
2 (19): 169-176, pl. 73-76 ([1845]),
2 (20): 177-184, pl. 77-80 ([1846]),
2 (21): 185-192, pl. 81-84 ([1847]),
2 (22): 193-200, pl. 85-88 ([1846]),
2 (23): 201-208, pl. 89-92 ([1847]),
2 (24): 209-216, pl. 93-96 ([1847]),
2 (25): i-iv, 217-224, pl. 97-100 ([1847]) ,
3 (26): 225-232, pl. 101-104 ([1848]),
3 (27): 233-240, pl. 105-108 ([1848]),
3 (28): 241-248, pl. 109-112 ([1848]),
3 (29): 249-256, pl. 113-116 ([1849]),
3 (30): 257-264, pl. 117-120 ([1849]),
3 (31): 265-272, pl. 121-124 ([1850]),
3 (32): 273-280, pl. 125-128 ([1850]),
3 (33): 281-288, pl. 129-132 ([1851]),
3 (34): 289-296, pl. 133-136 ([1851]),
3 (35): 297-304, pl. 137-140 ([1851]),
3 (36): 305-312, pl. 141-144 ([1851]),
3 (37): 313-320, pl. 145-148 ([1852]),
3 (38): i-viii, 321-328, pl. 149-152 ([1852])
Stoll, [1782]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4
(26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780),
(29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781),
(32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)
Walker, 1855; Walker, 1856
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.1: 1-278 (1854),
2: 279-581 (1854),
3: 583-775 (1855),
4: 777-976 (1855),
5: 977-1258 (1855),
6: 1259-1508 (1855),
7: 1509-1808 (1856)
Walker, 1865
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]),
32: 323-706 (1865),
33: 707-1120 (1865),
34: 1121-1534 ([1866]),
35: 1535-2040 (1866)
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Peru. See [maps]
Colombia, Guayana, Brazil (Amazonas, Rio de Janeiro, ...), Peru. See [maps]
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Peru, Ecuador, Columbia, Venezuela. See [maps]
Guyana, Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Brazil (Amazonas, Minas Geraeis), Ecuador, Peru. See [maps]
Costa Rica. See [maps]
S.Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina. See [maps]
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