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Trosia nigropunctigera

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Trosia nigropunctigera
Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Trosia
Species:
T. nigropunctigera
Binomial name
Trosia nigropunctigera
D. S. Fletcher, 1982

Trosia nigropunctigera, commonly known as the rosy ermine moth, is a lepidopteran in the family Megalopygidae native to the Neotropics. These moths have a wingspan of 45-60mm, and are distributed across Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador and Peru.[1] The species was first described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982.[2]

Description

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The thorax of Trosia nigropunctigera is densely clad with short hairs and is white or straw-coloured with six distinct red spots. The forewings are white or pale straw colour with a single row of black spots running across parallel with the rear margin. The head, abdomen, legs, and forewings are red.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Trosia nigropunctigera is native to the rainforests and cloudforests of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador and Peru. It is found at altitudes of between about 400 and 1,200 m (1,300 and 3,900 ft).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Trosia nigropunctigera {species}". v3.boldsystems.org. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Trosia nigropunctigera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Moths of the Andes - Trosia nigropunctigera". www.learnaboutbutterflies.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.