| Thoscora rubrivena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Thoscora |
| Species: | T. rubrivena |
| Binomial name | |
| Thoscora rubrivena (E. D. Jones, 1912) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thoscora rubrivena is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1912.[1] It is found in Brazil.
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are light brown and thinly scaled. The costa and veins, with the exception of the subcostal nervure and submedian veins, are red. The hindwings are rose pink.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thoscora rubrivena". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1912
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