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Aithorape frontalis

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Aithorape frontalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Aithorape
Species:
A. frontalis
Binomial name
Aithorape frontalis
(Schaus, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Norape frontalis Schaus, 1920

Aithorape frontalis is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1920.[1] It is found in Guatemala.

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The body and wings are white, the latter somewhat silvery. The antennae with the shaft and pectinations crimson and the frons is light brown. The throat and tarsi are dark brown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Aithorape frontalis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum - New species of Lepidoptera in the United States National Museum Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.