Microrape nivea is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Walter Hopp in 1922. It is found in Bolivia.[1]

Microrape nivea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Microrape
Species:
M. nivea
Binomial name
Microrape nivea
(Hopp, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Vescoa nivea Hopp, 1922
  • Mesoscia sycophanta Dognin, 1923

The wingspan is 19–21 mm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Microrape nivea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Hopp, Neue Dalceridae und Megalopygidae