Biology:Repnoa

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Repnoa
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Repnoa

Dyar, 1910[1]
Species:
R. imparilis
Binomial name
Repnoa imparilis
(Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Praenorape Hopp, 1927
  • Carama imparilis Schaus, 1905[2]

Repnoa is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, Repnoa imparilis, which is found in French Guiana.[3]

The wingspan is about 24 millimetres (0.94 in). The antennae are ochreous and the palpi and frons blackisli brown. There are white hairs at the base of the antennae. The vertex is pale yellow and the collar and thorax are dark grey. The patagia is white and the abdomen is brown, black above, whitish underneath. There is a subdorsal patch at the base, and pale yellow anal hairs. The forewings are grey, with the costa, veins and fringe white and with a faint whitish shade from the cell at vein 2 to the inner margin. The hindwings are darker grey, with the fringe white and with a whitish spot at the end of the cell.[4]

Subspecies

  • Repnoa imparilis imparilis
  • Repnoa imparilis alba Hopp, 1927

References

  1. Dyar, Harrison G. (1910). "Notes on Megalopygidæ [Lepidoptera; Megalopygidæ"]. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 12 (4): 167–168. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2590215. 
  2. Schaus, William (1905). "Description of New South American Moths". Proceedings of the United States National Museum 29 (1420): 334. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.1420.179. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15666074. 
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Repnoa imparilis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=75647. 
  4. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: (Schaus 1905).

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q7314092 entry