Megalopyge trossula
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Megalopygidae |
Genus: | Megalopyge |
Species: | M. trossula
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Binomial name | |
Megalopyge trossula (Dognin, 1891)
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Megalopyge trossula is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1891.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.
Adults have a yellow body and the wings are entirely denuded of scales, except for a few dark-grey ones at the base.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge trossula". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington