Aithorape roseicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Aithorape
Species:
A. roseicornis
Binomial name
Aithorape roseicornis
(Dognin, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Carama roseicornis Dognin, 1899
  • Carama bella Dognin, 1906

Aithorape roseicornis, Dognin's satin, is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. 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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Moths of the Amazon and Andes


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