Aithorape flammicornis

Aithorape flammicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Aithorape
Species:	A. flammicornis
Binomial name
	Aithorape flammicornis; (Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
	Carama flammicornis Schaus, 1905;

Aithorape flammicornis is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905.^[1] It is found in Brazil, Trinidad, Guyana, French Guiana and Venezuela.^[2]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The body is white and the tarsi, mid- and fore tibiae are black and there is a dark spot on the fore coxae. The frons is dark brown and grey and the antennae are red. The wings are white, with the costa of the forewings finely black.^[3]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape flammicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny
^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths

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

[2] Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny

[3] Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths

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