Aithorape roseicornis, known as the rosy crown satin[1] or Dognin's satin,[2] is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1899.[3] It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it inhabits rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 200 and 1,200 meters.[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. roseicornis
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| Aithorape roseicornis (Dognin, 1899)
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References
edit- ^ iNaturalist: Rosy Crown Satin
- ^ a b "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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