Aithorape roseicornis
Dognin's satin | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Megalopygidae |
Genus: | Aithorape |
Species: | A. roseicornis
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Binomial name | |
Aithorape roseicornis (Dognin, 1899)
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Aithorape roseicornis, Dognin's satin, is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1899.[1] It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it inhabits rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 200 and 1,200 meters.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape roseicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Moths of the Amazon and Andes