Thoscora brugea

Thoscora brugea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Thoscora
Species:	T. brugea
Binomial name
	Thoscora brugea; Schaus, 1904

Thoscora brugea is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1904. It is found in Venezuela.^[1]

The wingspan is 40 mm. The head and abdomen are ochreous and the antennae, thorax and anal tuft are greyish brown. The forewings are similar, with the veins darker. The hindwings are more greyish.^[2]

References[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thoscora brugea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ Transactions of the American Entomological Society

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thoscora brugea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

[2] Transactions of the American Entomological Society

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