Megalopygidae
57a0045 –
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.)
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
Norape sorpresa Wagner & Matson, 2022, n. sp., Jour. Lepid. Soc., 76 (1): 1-9. |
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| 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.
- 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
- 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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© Alice Abela
© Margarethe Brummermann
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 - holotype - dor. - LG – © Tanner Matson
- holotype - ven. - LG – © Tanner Matson
- holotype - LG – © Tanner Matson
 - paratype - dor. - LG – © Tanner Matson
- paratype - ven. - LG – © Tanner Matson
- paratype - LG – © Tanner Matson
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© Margarethe Brummermann LG
© Tony Palmer LG
© James Bailey LG
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