Vescoa is a genus of moths in the family Megalopygidae. It contains only one species, Vescoa ma, which is found in Peru.[1]

Vescoa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Megalopygidae
Genus: Vescoa
Dyar, 1910
Species:
V. ma
Binomial name
Vescoa ma
Dyar, 1910

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark grey, with all the veins, the fringe, and inner margin narrowly white. The hindwings are white with grey streaks between the veins outwardly.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ BOLD Systems
  2. ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. - Notes on Megalopygidae   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Vescoa ma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 17, 2018.