Macara argentea is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1897.[1] It is found in Panama and Ecuador.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Macara |
| Species: | M. argentea
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| Binomial name | |
| Macara argentea (H. Druce, 1897)
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The forewings and hindwings are pure white. The forewings crossed from the costal to the inner margin by two broad bands of silvery scales, the outer margin edged with silver.[2]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macara argentea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera Heterocera 2: 411
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