Mesoscia terminata
Mesoscia terminata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica and French Guiana.[1]
| Mesoscia terminata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Mesoscia |
| Species: | M. terminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Mesoscia terminata Schaus, 1905 | |
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The wingspan is 27 mm. The forewings are grey, with the costa finely light brown and the apex whitish. The outer margin below vein 7 is broadly light brown, crossed by black veins and fine black streaks between the veins. There is a faint subterminal white shade and a postmedial dentate shade, where the grey and brown meet. The hindwings are black, with the outer margin below the apex creamy white.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mesoscia terminata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum
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