Megalopyge pixidifera

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Megalopyge pixidifera is a moth in the Megalopygidae family. It was first described in 1797 by James Edward Smith and John Abbot, from specimens collected in the southern United States.

Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Megalopygidae
- Genus: Megalopyge
- Species: pixidifera

Binomial name: Megalopyge pixidifera (Smith & Abbot, 1797)

Synonyms:
- Phalaena pixidifera Smith & Abbot, 1797
- Miresa subcitrina Walker, 1869

Distribution: Southern United States.