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Megalopygidae
57a0046 – 4649   Norape virgo (Butler, 1877)

© Tom Murray
Distribution: USA: southern TX north to Galveston.
Type locality: ♂ Vera Cruz, Mexico; ♀ "New Grenada".
Similar Species:
  • Norape cretata, reported as far south as Corpus Christi, TX, has white legs, not black as in N. virgo.
  • Norape sorpresa is found in Arizona; tarsi banded; gray shade of basal half of the ventral forewing costa, lacking in similar species.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Carama virgo Butler, 1877
Norape albipes Hopp, 1927
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
  • Butler, A.G., 1877. Notes on the Lepidopterous Genera Carama and Trichetra, with descriptions of new species. Cistula Entomologica, 2: 203-204.
  • Sancio, E.P., C.H. Kratzer, J.C. Carlson, 2024. Geographical and temporal distribution of Megalopygidae in the United States and Puerto Rico. Toxicon, X (2024). (Journal Pre-proof)
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Norape virgo
29mm - ventral - LG – © Jim Vargo
Norape virgo
– © Texas Lepidoptera Survey
Norape virgo
© Mike Quinn

Norape virgo
© Mike Quinn

Norape virgo
© Giff Beaton LG
on Pithecellobium dulce
Norape virgo
© Giff Beaton LG
on Ebenopsis ebano
Norape virgo
© Giff Beaton LG
on Mimosa texana

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