Rosy crown satin

Aithorape roseicornis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae

Aithorape roseicornis, known as the rosy crown satin or Dognin's satin, is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1899. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it inhabits rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 200 and 1,200 meters.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Rosy crown satin

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