Biology:Norape virgo

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Short description: Species of moth

Norape virgo
Norape virgo.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Norape
Species:
N. virgo
Binomial name
Norape virgo
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Carama virgo Butler, 1877
  • Norape virgo ab. albipes Hopp, 1927

Norape virgo is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found from southern Texas and southern Arizona[1] to Colombia.[2]

Adults are similar to Norape walkeri, but smaller. The forewings are shorter, broader and less glossy.[3]

The larvae feed on legumes.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin virgo (meaning virgin) and refers to the all white adult.[4]

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Norape virgo". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=75574. 
  3. Cistula Ent. 2: 203 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. Bug Guide

Wikidata ☰ Q13901986 entry