Aithorape flammicornis

Aithorape flammicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Aithorape
Species: A. flammicornis
Binomial name
Aithorape flammicornis
(Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Carama flammicornis Schaus, 1905

Aithorape flammicornis is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905.[1] It is found in Brazil, Trinidad, Guyana, French Guiana and Venezuela.[2]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The body is white and the tarsi, mid- and fore tibiae are black and there is a dark spot on the fore coxae. The frons is dark brown and grey and the antennae are red. The wings are white, with the costa of the forewings finely black.[3]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny
  3. ↑ Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths


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