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Mesoscia terminata
Gerry van Tonder, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Butterflies & moths

Mesoscia terminata

Names

English—
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Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameMesoscia terminata Schaus, 1905

About this species

Mesoscia terminata is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica and French Guiana.

The wingspan is 27 mm. The forewings are grey, with the costa finely light brown and the apex whitish. The outer margin below vein 7 is broadly light brown, crossed by black veins and fine black streaks between the veins. There is a faint subterminal white shade and a postmedial dentate shade, where the grey and brown meet. The hindwings are black, with the outer margin below the apex creamy white.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyMegalopygidae
GenusMesoscia

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
2019First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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