Thoscora rubrivena

Thoscora rubrivena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Thoscora
Species:	T. rubrivena
Binomial name
	Thoscora rubrivena; (Jones, 1912)
Synonyms
	Edebessa rubrivenaJones, 1912;

Last updated March 07, 2019

Thoscora rubrivena is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Jones in 1912.^[1] It is found in Brazil.

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The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are light brown and thinly scaled. The costa and veins, with the exception of the subcostal nervure and submedian veins, are red. The hindwings are rose pink.^[2]

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thoscora rubrivena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2018.
↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thoscora rubrivena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2018.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912