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Microrape shilluca

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Microrape shilluca
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M. shilluca
Binomial name
Microrape shilluca
Schaus, 1929

Microrape shilluca is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1929. It is found in Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 22 mm. The body is white, and the forelegs light drab. The wings are white, somewhat silvery and rather thinly scaled.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microrape shilluca​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington