Mesoscia terminata

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Mesoscia terminata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Mesoscia
Species:
M. terminata
Binomial name
Mesoscia terminata
Schaus, 1905
Synonyms
  • Mesoscia fluxaSchaus, 1910
  • Mesoscia meromaDruce

Mesoscia terminata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica and French Guiana. [1]

The wingspan is 27 mm. The forewings are grey, with the costa finely light brown and the apex whitish. The outer margin below vein 7 is broadly light brown, crossed by black veins and fine black streaks between the veins. There is a faint subterminal white shade and a postmedial dentate shade, where the grey and brown meet. The hindwings are black, with the outer margin below the apex creamy white. [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). "Mesoscia terminata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .