Norape virgo

Norape virgo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Norape
Species:
N. virgo
Binomial name
Norape virgo
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Carama virgo Butler, 1877
  • Norape virgo ab. albipes Hopp, 1927

Norape virgo is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found from southern Texas and southern Arizona[1] to Colombia.[2]

Adults are similar to Norape walkeri, but smaller. The forewings are shorter, broader and less glossy.[3]

The larvae feed on legumes.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin virgo (meaning virgin) and refers to the all white adult.[4]

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Norape virgo​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Cistula Ent. 2: 203 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Bug Guide
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