Microrape shilluca is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1929. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Microrape shilluca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Microrape
Species:
M. shilluca
Binomial name
Microrape shilluca
Schaus, 1929

The wingspan is 22 mm. The body is white, and the forelegs light drab. The wings are white, somewhat silvery and rather thinly scaled.[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 shilluca​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington