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Podalia orsilochus

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Podalia orsilochus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Podalia
Species:
P. orsilochus
Binomial name
Podalia orsilochus
(Cramer, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx orsilochus Cramer, 1775
  • Podalia dorsimacula Walker, 1856
  • Podalia major Schaus, 1905
  • Podalia misantla Dyar, 1910
  • Podalia vesta Walker, 1856

Podalia orsilochus is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1775. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela.[1]

The wingspan is 65 mm. The forewings are white, the markings light olivaceous brown. There is a small black spot at the base below the median and a broad median shade, darkest along the upper portion of the cell, crossed by whitish shades between the veins and limited by a broad white post-medial line, which is followed by cuneiform streaks and spots. There is also a terminal row of spots between the veins. The hindwings are white, the space below the cell and inner margin shaded with olivaceous brown. There are also some faint terminal spots.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Podalia orsilochus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Description of Podalia major in Proceedings of the United States National Museum Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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