Norape laticosta

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Norape laticosta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Norape
Species:
N. laticosta
Binomial name
Norape laticosta
Dyar, 1910
Synonyms
  • Norape eutectaDyar, 1913

Norape laticosta is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910. [1] It is found in Mexico (Guerrero).

The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are pure white with the costa of the forewings broadly black above and below. The palpi, orbits, pectus, and all tarsi are black and the antennae are dull red, the shaft partly white-scaled. The head has a little yellow tint. [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). "Norape laticosta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. - Notes on Megalopygidae PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .