Norape virgo is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found from southern Texas and southern Arizona[1] to Colombia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Norape |
| Species: | N. virgo
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| Norape virgo (Butler, 1877)
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Adults are similar to Norape walkeri, but smaller. The forewings are shorter, broader and less glossy.[3]
The larvae feed on legumes.
Etymology
editThe species name is derived from Latin virgo (meaning virgin) and refers to the all white adult.[4]
References
edit- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Norape virgo". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Cistula Ent. 2: 203
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- ^ Bug Guide
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