Aithorape roseicornis
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Dognin's satin | |
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Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Megalopygidae |
Genus: | Aithorape |
Species: | A. roseicornis
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Binomial name | |
Aithorape roseicornis (Dognin, 1899)
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Aithorape roseicornis, known as the rosy crown satin[1] or Dognin's satin,[2] is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1899.[3] It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it inhabits rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 200 and 1,200 meters.[2]
References
- ↑ iNaturalist: Rosy Crown Satin
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dognin's Satin". Moths of the Amazon and Andes. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape roseicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.