Trosia ochracea

Trosia ochracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Trosia
Species: T. ochracea
Binomial name
Trosia ochracea
Hopp, 1922

Trosia ochracea is a moth of the Megalopygidae family, first described by Hopp in 1922. It is found in Brazil.[1]

The wingspan is 28 mm. Adults are similar to Thoscora acca, but the forewings are bright pale brown, with the veins, costa and fringe somewhat darker. The hindwings are pale ochreous yellow.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Trosia ochracea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. Hopp, Neue Dalceridae und Megalopygidae


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