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title: "Southern Flannel Moth"
description: "Megalopyge opercularis — Insetti e ragni. Megalopyge opercularis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/southern-flannel-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Flannel Moth

> Megalopyge opercularis — Insetti e ragni. Megalopyge opercularis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae.

- Scientific name: *Megalopyge opercularis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 13661
- Wikidata: [Q4043912](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4043912)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84185](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84185)

## Names

- en: Southern Flannel Moth
- de: Südliche Flanellmotte
- es: Polilla de franela

## Countries with the most observations

US (11587), MX (187), CO (16), BR (11), PR (11), CR (6), GF (6), HN (6), PE (5), EC (3), NI (3), PA (3)

## Summary

Megalopyge opercularis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It has numerous common names, including southern flannel moth for its adult form, and puss caterpillar, asp, Italian asp, fire caterpillar, woolly slug, opossum bug, puss moth, tree asp, or asp caterpillar.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopyge_opercularis

## Photo

![Southern Flannel Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-flannel-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141628185

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-flannel-moth?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).