Macara nigripes is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1909. It is found in Guyana[1] and Honduras.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Megalopygidae |
| Genus: | Macara |
| Species: | M. nigripes
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| Binomial name | |
| Macara nigripes (Dyar, 1909)
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The wingspan is about 42 mm. The body and wings above are entirely pure white, the forewings crossed by irregular bands of more shining scales. The wings and body are white beneath.[2]
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Macara nigripes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ^ Zoologica; scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society
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