Podalia orsilochus

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Podalia orsilochus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Podalia
Species:
P. orsilochus
Binomial name
Podalia orsilochus
(Cramer, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx orsilochusCramer, 1775
  • Podalia dorsimaculaWalker, 1856
  • Podalia majorSchaus, 1905
  • Podalia misantlaDyar, 1910
  • Podalia vestaWalker, 1856

Podalia orsilochus is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. [1]

The wingspan is 65 mm. The forewings are white, the markings light olivaceous brown. There is a small black spot at the base below the median and a broad median shade, darkest along the upper portion of the cell, crossed by whitish shades between the veins and limited by a broad white post-medial line, which is followed by cuneiform streaks and spots. There is also a terminal row of spots between the veins. The hindwings are white, the space below the cell and inner margin shaded with olivaceous brown. There are also some faint terminal spots. [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). "Podalia orsilochus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ Description of Podalia major in Proceedings of the United States National Museum PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.




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