Mesoscia terminata

Mesoscia terminata is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1905. It is found in Costa Rica and French Guiana.[1]

Mesoscia terminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Megalopygidae
Genus:
Mesoscia
Species:
M. terminata
Binomial name
Mesoscia terminata
Schaus, 1905
Synonyms
  • Mesoscia fluxa Schaus, 1910
  • Mesoscia meroma Druce

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.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Mesoscia terminata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum


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