Norape beggoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Norape
Species:
N. beggoides
Binomial name
Norape beggoides
(Dyar, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Trosia beggoides Dyar, 1910

Norape beggoides is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1910.[1] It is found in Brazil.

The wingspan is about 34 mm for males and 50 mm for females. Adults are white, with the wings smooth and silky. The costa of the forewings is black and the head is strongly tinged with yellow, the thorax and the abdomen less strongly so. The orbits, palpi, pectus, and all the tarsi are black.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Norape beggoidesโ€‹". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. โ†‘ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. - Notes on Megalopygidae Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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