Trosia rufa
Trosia rufa is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1912.[1] It is found in Brazil.
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The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are red brown and thinly scaled. There is a postmedial diffused fuscous band, broad beyond the cell, more defined and broken into three spots near the inner margin. The hindwings are bright brick red.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Trosia rufa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912
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