| Norape vesta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Norape |
| Species: | N. vesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Norape vesta (Schaus, 1892) | |
Norape vesta is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. [1]
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Norape is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Norape acuta is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Costa Rica.
Norape cornuta is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Ecuador.
Norape glabra is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Argentina.
Norape muelleri is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Mexico and Honduras.
Norape obtusa is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Bolivia.
Norape pampana is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Argentina.
Norape truncata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Venezuela, Peru and Colombia.
Norape variabilis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Brazil.
Norape zikaniana is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1927. It is found in Brazil.
Norape testudinalis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1929. It is found in Colombia.
Norape plumosa is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama and the Amazon region.
Norape cana is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1907. It is found in Colombia.
Norape mexicana is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1892.
Norape miasma is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910.
Norape tener, the mesquite stinger moth is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It is found in south-eastern Arizona, southern New Mexico and Mexico.
Norape xantholopha is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama, Guatemala, Colombia and Peru.
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