Macara argentea

Macara argentea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Macara
Species: M. argentea
Binomial name
Macara argentea
(Druce, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Carama argentea Druce, 1897
  • Macara argentea Dognin, 1911
  • Sulychra drucei Hopp, 1927

Macara argentea is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1897.[1] It is found in Panama and Ecuador.

The fore- and hindwings are pure white. The forewings crossed from the costal to the inner margin by two broad bands of silvery scales, the outer margin edged with silver.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macara argentea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 411


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