Biology:Mesoscia pascora
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Short description: Species of moth
| Mesoscia pascora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Mesoscia |
| Species: | M. pascora
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesoscia pascora Schaus, 1900
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Mesoscia pascora is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1900.[1] It is found in Brazil .
The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are white with a black spot at the base, surmounted by pinkish scales. The costa is black at the base and there is a dark grey band from the inner margin where it is broad, and narrowing towards the apex, broken by the whitish veins. A terminal row of grey spots does not reach apex. The hindwings are whitish, with the inner margin grey and a grey shade from the inner margin to the costa near the apex. There is a terminal row of grey spots and the fringe is grey at the base.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Mesoscia pascora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=75473.
- ↑ Schaus, William (December 1900). "New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 8: 229. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/36364#page/239/mode/1up.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13844250 entry
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