Aithorape roseicornis

Dognin's satin
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Aithorape
Species:	A. roseicornis
Binomial name
	Aithorape roseicornis; (Dognin, 1899)
Synonyms
	Carama roseicornisDognin, 1899 ; Carama bellaDognin, 1906 ;

Last updated February 14, 2025

Aithorape roseicornis, known as the rosy crown satin^[1] or Dognin's satin,^[2] is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1899.^[3] It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it inhabits rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 200 and 1,200 meters.^[2]

References

↑ iNaturalist: Rosy Crown Satin
1 2 "Dognin's Satin". Moths of the Amazon and Andes. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16.
↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape roseicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.

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[1] Naturalist: Rosy Crown Satin

[MOAA-2] 1 2 "Dognin's Satin". Moths of the Amazon and Andes. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16.

[3] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape roseicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.

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