No subfamily assigned
  
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Black-waved Flannel Moth (Megalopyge (=Lagoa) crispata)
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Primary food plants:
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Larvae feed on the leaves of various shrubs and trees, including blackberry, oaks, sassafras, willows, apple trees, birches, poplars, and members of the genus Prunus.
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Wingspan:
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1 - 1 3/5 in. (2.5 - 4.0 cm)
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Season:
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May - October
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Description:
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The body is covered with yellowish-cream hair. Wings also are light yellowish-cream and are marked by distinct, black, wavy lines on a background of varying amounts of brownish shading.
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Southern Flannel Moth (Megalopyge opercularis)
Image courtesy of Dan Scheiman.
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White Flannel Moth (Norape ovina)
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