Mesoscia itatiayae

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Mesoscia itatiayae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Megalopygidae
Genus:
Mesoscia
Species:
M. itatiayae
Binomial name
Mesoscia itatiayae
Hopp, 1927

Mesoscia itatiayae is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Brazil. [1]

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Brazil Federal republic in South America

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populated city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states, the Federal District, and the 5,570 municipalities. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world.

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mesoscia itatiayae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.


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