Kingdom Animalia Family Bombycidae Genus Colla Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Morpheis pyracmon, Adeloneivaia, Apatelodidae, Apatelodes | ||
Colla rhodope is a moth in the Bombycidae family. It was described by Drury in 1782. It is found from Mexico to Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil.
Description
Upper Side. Antennae pectinated. Thorax and abdomen dark-brown, with some faint whiteish marks. Wings transparent white, having two rows of greenish crescents running along the external edges, the anterior wings having some faint marks of the same kind in the middle also. The anterior edges are of a yellow hue.
Under Side. Palpi white. Tongue not observed. Legs, breast, and abdomen white. Anus dark-brown. Wings coloured as on the upper side; the posterior ones having two brown spots on each near the abdominal corners. Margins of the wings entire. Wing-span 2½ inches (64 mm).
References
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