Macara argentea

Macara argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Macara
Species:	M. argentea
Binomial name
	Macara argentea; (H. Druce, 1897)
Synonyms
	Carama argentea H. Druce, 1897; Macara argentea Dognin, 1911; Sulychra drucei Hopp, 1927;

Macara argentea is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1897.^[1] It is found in Panama and Ecuador.

The forewings and hindwings are pure white. The forewings crossed from the costal to the inner margin by two broad bands of silvery scales, the outer margin edged with silver.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macara argentea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera Heterocera 2: 411

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macara argentea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[2] Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera Heterocera 2: 411

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