Biology:Norape plumosa

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Short description: Species of moth

Norape plumosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Norape
Species:
N. plumosa
Binomial name
Norape plumosa
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Carama plumosa Butler, 1877

Norape plumosa is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama and the Amazon region.[1]

Adults are similar to Norape walkeri.[2]

Subspecies

  • Norape plumosa plumosa (Brazil)
  • Norape plumosa angustior Hopp, 1927 (Brazil)
  • Norape plumosa biacuta Hopp, 1927 (Colombia)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13901926 entry