Thoscora acca

Thoscora acca is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in Guyana, Panama and Costa Rica.[1]

Thoscora acca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Megalopygidae
Genus:
Thoscora
Species:
T. acca
Binomial name
Thoscora acca
(Schaus, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Megalopyge acca Schaus, 1892
  • Trosia electra Hopp, 1922
  • Sciathos ribbei Druce, 1898

The wingspan is 30 mm. The forewings are pinkish brown with a blackish median transverse line. The hindwings are roseate. The underside is roseate, with the apices of the forewings brownish. The head and thorax are brownish and the abdomen is red.[2]

Subspecies
  • Thoscora acca acca
  • Thoscora acca aterrima Hopp, 1930

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thoscora acca". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London


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