Norape tener
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Norape tener, the mesquite stinger moth is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1897.[1] It is found in south-eastern Arizona,[2] southern New Mexico and Mexico.
The wingspan is about 29 mm. Adults are white, with the disk of the thorax blackish. The forewings have a broad brown-black costal edge, and the outer and inner margins and the fringe, except at the apex, are of the same colour. The inner border has a branch reaching up to the cell at the origin of vein 2.[3]
The larvae mainly feed on mesquite, acacia, paloverde and other desert plants. They are light green with black and white stripes and stinging hairs.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin tenera (meaning soft).[4]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Norape tener". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Description of Ramaca achriogelos in Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. - Notes on Megalopygidae
- ^ Bug Guide
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