Microrape nivea

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Microrape nivea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Megalopygidae
Genus:
Microrape
Species:
M. nivea
Binomial name
Microrape nivea
(Hopp, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Vescoa niveaHopp, 1922
  • Mesoscia sycophantaDognin, 1923

Microrape nivea is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1922. It is found in Bolivia. [1]

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

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Bolivia Country in South America

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The capital is Sucre, while the seat of government and financial center is located in La Paz. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Llanos Orientales, a mostly flat region in the east of the country.

The wingspan is 19–21 mm. [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). "Microrape nivea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hopp, Neue Dalceridae und Megalopygidae


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