Microrape minuta
Appearance
Microrape minuta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Megalopygidae |
Genus: | Microrape |
Species: | M. minuta
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Binomial name | |
Microrape minuta (H. Druce, 1886)
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Microrape minuta is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1886. It is found in Panama and Costa Rica.[1]
The forewings and hindwings are uniform silky white, slightly shaded with cream-colour on the costal margin and apex of the forewings.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microrape minuta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera Heterocera 1: 168 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.