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Coamorpha innoxia

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Coamorpha innoxia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Coamorpha
Species:
C. innoxia
Binomial name
Coamorpha innoxia
(Schaus, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Dalcera innoxia Schaus, 1910[1]

Coamorpha innoxia is a species of moths in the family Megalopygidae.[2][3] It is found in Costa Rica.[3]

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are greyish brown with a white spot at the base and a white streak below the cell, interrupted by veins 2 and 3. There is a white streak above the basal half of the inner margin and there is some white on the extreme inner margin on the outer half. The fringe is white with dark spots at the end of the veins, and faint terminal white markings between the veins.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Schaus, W. (1910). "New species of Heterocera from Costa Rica—II". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (34): 402–422. doi:10.1080/00222931008692867. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ "Coamorpha innoxia (Schaus, 1910)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.199. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Coamorpha Dyar, 1913". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 August 2024.