Aithorape flammicornis

Aithorape flammicornis is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1905.^[1] It is found in Brazil, Trinidad, Guyana, French Guiana, and Venezuela.^[2]

Aithorape flammicornis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Aithorape
Species:	A. flammicornis
Binomial name
Aithorape flammicornis (Schaus, 1905)
Synonyms
Carama flammicornis Schaus, 1905

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The body is white and the tarsi, mid- and fore tibiae are black and there is a dark spot on the fore coxae. The frons is dark brown and grey and the antennae are red. The wings are white, with the costa of the forewings finely black.^[3]