Edebessa placida

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Edebessa placida
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E. placida
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Edebessa placida
E. D. Jones, 1912

Edebessa placida is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1912. [1] It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are light fuscous, with the base pinkish white followed by a suffused fuscous shade, more defined at the base of the cell. The costa is dark fuscous at the base, fading to pale fuscous at the apex and the subcostal area is creamy white. The termen is narrowly creamy white from the tornus to vein 5. The hindwings are pale fuscous, with the costal area creamy. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Edebessa placida". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .