''Thoscora'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s in the family
Megalopygidae
The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. They occur in North America (11 species) and the New World tropics.
Distribution and habitat
The moth occurs in North America and the New World ...
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Species
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Thoscora rubrivena''
(E. D. Jones, 1912)
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Thoscora omayena''
(Schaus, 1904)
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Thoscora brugea
''Thoscora brugea'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1904. It is found in Venezuela.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other ...
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(Schaus, 1904)
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Thoscora acca
''Thoscora acca'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in Guyana, Panama and Costa Rica.
The wingspan is 30 mm. The forewings are pinkish brown with a blackish median transverse line. ...
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(Schaus, 1892)
**''Thoscora acca aterrima''
(Hopp, 1930)
References
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Megalopygidae
Megalopygidae genera
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