Podalia thanatos

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Podalia thanatos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Podalia
Species:
P. thanatos
Binomial name
Podalia thanatos
Schaus, 1905

Podalia thanatos is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica and Guyana.[1]

The wingspan is 31 mm. The forewings are black, with the apex and outer margin grey white, crossed by pale olivaceous brown veins. There is a subterminal row of black spots. The base and inner margin of the hindwings are broadly black, otherwise grey-white crossed by pale olivaceous brown veins.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Podalia thanatos​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.