| Aithorape flammicornis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Aithorape |
| Species: | A. flammicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aithorape flammicornis (Schaus, 1905) | |
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Aithorape flammicornis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Brazil, Trinidad, Guyana, French Guiana, and Venezuela.
The wingspan is about 27 mm. The body is white and the tarsi, mid- and fore tibiae are black and there is a dark spot on the fore coxae. The frons is dark brown and grey and the antennae are red. The wings are white, with the costa of the forewings finely black.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape flammicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgeführt von Dr. H. Zerny
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths
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