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Megalopygidae 660068.10 – 4650.1   Norape sorpresa Wagner & Matson, 2022

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Distribution: USA: Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz Cos., AZ. Holotype: USA: AZ: Pima Co., Santa Rita Experimental Larva and Host Plants: Celtis reticulata (hackberry) Description/ Field Marks: Tarsi banded. All wings white with gray shade of basal half of the ventral forewing costa, lacking in similar species. Similar Species: Norape cretata (=N. ovina of authors) has white legs and is absent west of Texas. Norape virgo has black legs. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Taxonomic Notes: Norape sorpresa Wagner & Matson, 2022, n. sp., Jour. Lepid. Soc., 76 (1): 1-9.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Wagner, D.L, T. Matson & J.D. Palting, 2022. A New Norape from the Southwestern United States (Megalopygidae, Trosiinae). Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society, 76 (1): 1-9.

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