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
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| Norape laticosta Dyar, 1910
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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]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. - Notes on Megalopygidae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
