| Aithorape flammicornis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Aithorape |
| Species: | A. flammicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aithorape flammicornis (Schaus, 1905) | |
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Aithorape flammicornis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William 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]
