Trosia ochracea
| Trosia ochracea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Trosia |
| Species: | T. ochracea
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| Binomial name | |
| Trosia ochracea Hopp, 1922
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Trosia ochracea is a moth of the family Megalopygidae, first described by Walter Hopp in 1922. It is found in Brazil.[1]
The wingspan is 28 mm. Adults are similar to Thoscora acca, but the forewings are bright pale brown, with the veins, costa and fringe somewhat darker. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellow.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Trosia ochracea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ Hopp, Neue Dalceridae und Megalopygidae
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