Megalopyge amita

Megalopyge amita is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1900.[1] It is found in Brazil.

Megalopyge amita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Megalopyge
Species:
M. amita
Binomial name
Megalopyge amita
Schaus, 1900

The wingspan is about 36 mm. The forewings are covered with dark lilacine-grey wavy hairs. The apex and outer margin are pale yellow and there is a large yellow space on the inner margin at the base. The hindwings are lilacine grey, with the outer margin narrowly yellow.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Megalopyge amita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. Schaus, William (December 1900). "New Species of Heterocera from Tropical America". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 8: 229.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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