Trosia circumcincta is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in French Guiana.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Trosia |
| Species: | T. circumcincta
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| Trosia circumcincta (Schaus, 1905)
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The wingspan is about 41 mm. The forewings are dark mouse grey with a red line along the basal third of the costa, then below the costa and along vein 7 to the apex. Another red line is found from the base of the costa to the inner margin near the angle, then up to vein 5 on the extreme margin. The outer two-thirds of the costa and the outer margin below vein 5 are black. The fringe between vein 5 and the apex is yellowish. The hindwings are blackish, with the outer margin broadly red, except a black line on the extreme margin and the fringe between vein 3 and the anal angle.[2]
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Trosia circumcincta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths
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