Aithorape flammicornis

Aithorape flammicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Aithorape
Species:	A. flammicornis
Binomial name
	Aithorape flammicornis; (Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
	Carama flammicornis Schaus, 1905;

Aithorape flammicornis is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905.[1] It is found in Brazil, Trinidad, Guyana, French Guiana and Venezuela.[2]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The body is white and the tarsi, mid- and fore tibiae are black and there is a dark spot on the fore coxae. The frons is dark brown and grey and the antennae are red. The wings are white, with the costa of the forewings finely black.[3]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape flammicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny
Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape flammicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[2] Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny

[3] Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths