Megalopyge opercularis ssp. bissesa

DISTRIBUTION: southern USA; C. & S. America.
TYPE LOCALITY: (species) Georgia, USA; (subspecies) Mexico.
BELIZE RECORDS: Greenhills; Pook's Hill; La Milpa.
METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION: adult illustrated by Seitz (1925) plate 162, fig. c1 (as bissesa).
NOTES: this identification needs confirmation.
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