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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. roseicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aithorape roseicornis (Dognin, 1899) | |
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Aithorape roseicornis, known as the rosy crown satin or Dognin's satin, is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1899. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it inhabits rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 200 and 1,200 meters.
References
- iNaturalist: Rosy Crown Satin
- ^ "Dognin's Satin". Moths of the Amazon and Andes. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape roseicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
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| Aithorape roseicornis | |
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