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Hysterocladia corallocera

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Hysterocladia corallocera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Hysterocladia
Species:
H. corallocera
Binomial name
Hysterocladia corallocera
Felder, 1874
Synonyms
  • Trosia ignicornis Schaus, 1905
  • Hysterocladia ignicornis

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.

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Descriptions of new South American moths Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.