Aithorape flammicornis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905.[1] It is found in Brazil, Trinidad, Guyana, French Guiana, and Venezuela.[2]
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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
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| Aithorape flammicornis (Schaus, 1905)
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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.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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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