Norape virgo (Butler, 1877) is a animal in the Megalopygidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Norape virgo (Butler, 1877)
Norape virgo is a small megalopygid moth described in 1877, found from southern US to Colombia whose larvae eat legumes.
Norape virgo is a moth species belonging to the Megalopygidae family. It was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. This species has a distribution ranging from southern Texas and southern Arizona in the United States down to Colombia. Adult Norape virgo are similar in appearance to Norape walkeri, but are smaller in size. Compared to Norape walkeri, their forewings are shorter, broader, and less glossy. The larvae of this moth feed on legumes.
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Megalopyge ravida (Druce, 1887)
Podalia walkeri (Berg, 1882)
Macara alydda (Druce, 1887)
Trosia fumosa Hopp, 1934
Megalopyge salebrosa (Clemens, 1860)
Megalopyge defoliata (Walker, 1855)
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