Podalia thanatos

Podalia thanatos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Podalia
Species:	P. thanatos
Binomial name
	Podalia thanatos; Schaus, 1905

Podalia thanatos is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica and Guyana.^[1]

The wingspan is 31 mm. The forewings are black, with the apex and outer margin grey white, crossed by pale olivaceous brown veins. There is a subterminal row of black spots. The base and inner margin of the hindwings are broadly black, otherwise grey-white crossed by pale olivaceous brown veins.^[2]

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Podalia thanatos". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Podalia thanatos". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

[2] Proceedings of the United States National Museum

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