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Norape virgo
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Butterflies & moths

Norape virgo

Names

English—
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameNorape virgo (Butler, 1877)

About this species

Norape virgo is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found from southern Texas and southern Arizona to Colombia.

Adults are similar to Norape walkeri, but smaller. The forewings are shorter, broader and less glossy.

The larvae feed on legumes.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyMegalopygidae
GenusNorape

In Suriname

2Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
2019First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

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

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