Norape virgo

Norape virgo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Norape
Species:
N. virgo
Binomial name
Norape virgo
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Carama virgo Butler, 1877
  • Norape virgo ab. albipes Hopp, 1927

Norape virgo is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found from southern Texas and southern Arizona to Colombia.

Adults are similar to Norape walkeri, but smaller. The forewings are shorter, broader and less glossy.

The larvae feed on legumes.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin virgo (meaning virgin) and refers to the all white adult.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Norape virgo​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ Cistula Ent. 2: 203 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ↑ Bug Guide