Biology:Trosia rufa
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Trosia |
| Species: | T. rufa
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| Trosia rufa (E. D. Jones, 1912)
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Trosia rufa is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1912.[1] It is found in Brazil .
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are red brown and thinly scaled. There is a postmedial diffused fuscous band, broad beyond the cell, more defined and broken into three spots near the inner margin. The hindwings are bright brick red.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Trosia rufa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=75694.
- ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912
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Wikidata ☰ Q14508392 entry
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