Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Hedyloidea Genus Macrosoma Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Hedylidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Macrosoma conifera, Macrosoma cascaria, Butterflies and moths, Hedylidae, Decapterus russelli | ||
Macrosoma albida is moth-like butterfly described by William Schaus in 1901. It belongs to the Hedylidae family. Originally it belonged to the genus Hyphedyle.
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Distribution
The species is found in Costa Rica, at altitudes between 0 and 700 meters in the Cordillera de Guanacaste as well as in Rio de Janeiro, eastern and southern Brazil.
Wings
Adults has white wings with a black spot; the forewing has black irrorations on both surfaces at base of costa.
The length of the forewing can be 17–22 mm:
Male
Followings are the characteristics of the male genitalia:
Female
The female genitalia is same as M. rubedinaria shows the following features:
Antenna
The antenna of M. albida is not bipectinate.
Diagnosis
The wing pattern is distinct. Whereas in M. ustrinaria the wings bear scattered irrorations, in M. albida the irrorations are confined to the base of the costa of the forewing. The male genitalia are similar to those of M. ustrinaria, but differ slightly in the shape of the valva.