Megalopygidae (New World Flannel Moths)

Species in this group

Podalia orsilochus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Megalopyge albicollis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Megalopyge opercularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megalopyge lanata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Macara alydda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trosia incostata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thoscora ribbei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megalopyge pixidifera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trosia semirufa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megalopyge crispata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Podalia intermaculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Podalia tympania

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Megalopyge salebrosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Norape virgo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Podalia thanatos

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Podalia habitus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Trosia dimas

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Norape cretata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Norape tener

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see New World Flannel Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~40%
	Megalopyge albicollis			~30%
	Thoscora ribbei			~10%
	Strawberry Cake Moth			~10%
	Podalia thanatos			~10%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1 of 19	~40%
	Podalia orsilochus			~40%
3	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5 of 19	~30%
	Thoscora ribbei			~10%
	Trosia incostata			~10%
	Strawberry Cake Moth			~10%
	Trosia dimas			~10%
	Podalia orsilochus			~10%
4	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 19	~20%
	Podalia orsilochus			~10%
	Podalia intermaculata			~10%
	Podalia tympania			~10%
5	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4 of 19	~20%
	Thoscora ribbei			~10%
	Megalopyge albicollis			~10%
	Podalia orsilochus			~10%
	Strawberry Cake Moth			<5%
6	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~20%
	Southern Flannel Moth			~10%
	Megalopyge pixidifera			~10%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~20%
	Southern Flannel Moth			~10%
	Megalopyge pixidifera			<5%
8	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 19	~10%
	Podalia habitus			~10%
	Trosia incostata			<5%
	Megalopyge salebrosa			<5%
9	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge lanata			~10%
10	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 19	~10%
	Macara alydda			~10%
11	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 19	~10%
	Norape virgo			~10%
	Southern Flannel Moth			<5%
	Mesquite Stinger Moth			<5%
12	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 19	~10%
	Trosia incostata			~10%
13	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 19	~10%
	Black-Waved Flannel Moth			~10%
	White Flannel Moth			<5%
14	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge lanata			~10%
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 19	~10%
	Podalia tympania			~10%
	Podalia orsilochus			~10%
16	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge lanata			~10%
17	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	Southern Flannel Moth			~10%
18	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge albicollis			~10%
19	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge albicollis			~10%
20	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge salebrosa			~10%
21	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	Black-Waved Flannel Moth			~10%
22	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Southern Flannel Moth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 19	~20%
	Megalopyge lanata			~20%
2	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~20%
	Megalopyge lanata			~20%
3	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge lanata			~10%
4	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge lanata			~10%
5	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge lanata			~10%
	Podalia orsilochus			<5%
6	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	Southern Flannel Moth			~10%
7	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	Southern Flannel Moth			~10%
8	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge albicollis			<5%
	Podalia orsilochus			<5%
9	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge lanata			~10%
10	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	Southern Flannel Moth			~10%
11	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	Southern Flannel Moth			~10%
12	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	~10%
	Southern Flannel Moth			~10%
13	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 19	~10%
	Megalopyge lanata			~10%
14	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 19	<5%
	Southern Flannel Moth			<5%
15	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Southern Flannel Moth			<5%
16	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 19	<5%
	Southern Flannel Moth			<5%

New World Flannel Moths

Species in this group

Podalia orsilochus

Megalopyge albicollis

Southern Flannel Moth

Megalopyge lanata

Macara alydda

Trosia incostata

Thoscora ribbei

Megalopyge pixidifera

Strawberry Cake Moth

Black-Waved Flannel Moth

Podalia intermaculata

Podalia tympania

Megalopyge salebrosa

Norape virgo

Podalia thanatos

Podalia habitus

Trosia dimas

White Flannel Moth

Mesquite Stinger Moth

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see New World Flannel Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked