Aithorape roseicornis

Aithorape roseicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Aithorape
Species:	A. roseicornis
Binomial name
	Aithorape roseicornis; (Dognin, 1899)
Synonyms
	Carama roseicornis Dognin, 1899; Carama bella Dognin, 1906;

Aithorape roseicornis, Dognin's satin, is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1899.[1] It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it inhabits rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 200 and 1,200 meters.[2]

References

Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape roseicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
Moths of the Amazon and Andes

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aithorape roseicornis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[2] Moths of the Amazon and Andes