Podalia thanatos is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica and Guyana.[1]
| Podalia thanatos | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Podalia |
| Species: | P. thanatos
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| Binomial name | |
| Podalia thanatos Schaus, 1905
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The wingspan is 31 mm. The forewings are black, with the apex and outer margin grey white, crossed by pale olivaceous brown veins. There is a subterminal row of black spots. The base and inner margin of the hindwings are broadly black, otherwise grey-white crossed by pale olivaceous brown veins.[2]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Podalia thanatos". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum
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