Biology:Norape xantholopha

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Short description: Species of moth

Norape xantholopha
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Norape
Species:
N. xantholopha
Binomial name
Norape xantholopha
Dyar, 1914
Synonyms
  • Norape corporalis Hopp, 1927

Norape xantholopha is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama, Guatemala, Colombia and Peru.[1]

The wingspan is 35 mm. Adults are white, the forewings without appressed lines and the costa white below.[2]

Subspecies

  • Norape xantholopha xantholopha (Panama)
  • Norape xantholopha major Hopp, 1927 (Colombia)
  • Norape xantholopha minor Hopp, 1927 (Peru)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13901996 entry