| Macara purens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Macara |
| Species: | M. purens |
| Binomial name | |
| Macara purens (Schaus, 1905) | |
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Macara purens is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.
The wingspan is about 35 millimetres (1.4 in). The body is white and the face, tarsi, fore tibiae and coxae are black. The wings are silvery white, the forewings with the costa finely black, which does not reach the apex.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macara purens". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- "Descriptions of new South American moths". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 29. BHL: 335.
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