Aithorape flammicornis

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Aithorape flammicornis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Aithorape
Species:
A. flammicornis
Binomial name
Aithorape flammicornis
(Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Carama flammicornisSchaus, 1905

Aithorape flammicornis is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. [1] It is found in Brazil, Trinidad, Guyana, French Guiana, and Venezuela. [2]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The body is white and the tarsi, mid- and fore tibiae are black and there is a dark spot on the fore coxae. The frons is dark brown and grey and the antennae are red. The wings are white, with the costa of the forewings finely black. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape flammicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .