''Rolepa nigrostriga'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the

Phiditiidae Phiditiidae is a family of moths. The family used to be placed as a subfamily (Phiditiinae) in the family Bombycidae. Diversity The family consists of 4 genera and about 25 species. Genera *'' Phiditia'' Möschler, 1883 *'' Rolepa'' Walker, 185 ...

family. It was described by

William Schaus William Schaus (January 11, 1858, in New York City – June 20, 1942) was an American Entomology, entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical realm, Neotropical Lepido ...

in 1920.

Specimen use

Specimens of the moth are held in various research facilities such as depositories on ''Area de Conservación Guanacaste'' (

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), ''

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'' (United States) and genetic sequencing labs in '' Biodiversity Institute of Ontario'' (Canada).

References

Bombycoidea Moths described in 1920 {{Bombycoidea-stub