Norape xantholopha

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]

Norape xantholopha
Scientific classification
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

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
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Norape xantholopha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050): 251


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