Norape xantholopha
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Norape |
| Species: | N. xantholopha
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| Binomial name | |
| Norape xantholopha Dyar, 1914
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Norape xantholopha is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama, Guatemala, Colombia and Peru.[1]
The wingspan is 35 mm. Adults are white, the forewings without appressed lines and the costa white below.[2]
Subspecies
- Norape xantholopha xantholopha (Panama)
- Norape xantholopha major Hopp, 1927 (Colombia)
- Norape xantholopha minor Hopp, 1927 (Peru)
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Norape xantholopha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050): 251