Hysterocladia corallocera
Hysterocladia corallocera is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Felder in 1874. It is found in Venezuela[1] and French Guiana.
| Hysterocladia corallocera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Hysterocladia |
| Species: | H. corallocera |
| Binomial name | |
| Hysterocladia corallocera Felder, 1874 | |
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The wingspan is about 21 mm. The body and wings are white and the mid- and fore-legs are mottled with black. The shaft of the antennae is crimson and the pectinations are ochreous.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Hysterocladia corallocera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Descriptions of new South American moths
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