''Aithorape flammicornis'' is a
moth of the
Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in
Brazil,
Trinidad,
Guyana
Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...
,
French Guiana and
Venezuela.
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.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum - Descriptions of new South American moths
References
Moths described in 1905
Megalopygidae
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