Norape venata

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Norape venata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Norape
Species:
N. venata
Binomial name
Norape venata
Schaus, 1900

Norape venata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1900. [1] It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are white with fine black lines in the cell and between the veins. There are two lines between the median and submedian veins from the base to the outer margin. The hindwings are white. Underneath, the lines on the forewings are heavier and dark brown. The costa is broadly suffused with brown. [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 venata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. Schaus, William (December 1900). "New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 8: 230.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .