Thoscora brugea is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by William Schaus in 1904. It is found in Venezuela.[1]
| Thoscora brugea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Thoscora |
| Species: | T. brugea
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| Binomial name | |
| Thoscora brugea Schaus, 1904
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The wingspan is 40 mm. The head and abdomen are ochreous and the antennae, thorax and anal tuft are greyish brown. The forewings are similar, with the veins darker. The hindwings are more greyish.[2]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thoscora brugea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ Transactions of the American Entomological Society
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