Mesoscia pascora

Mesoscia pascora is a moth of the family Megalopygidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1900.^[1] It is found in Brazil.

Mesoscia pascora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Megalopygidae
Genus:	Mesoscia
Species:	M. pascora
Binomial name
Mesoscia pascora Schaus, 1900

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are white with a black spot at the base, surmounted by pinkish scales. The costa is black at the base and there is a dark grey band from the inner margin where it is broad, and narrowing towards the apex, broken by the whitish veins. A terminal row of grey spots does not reach apex. The hindwings are whitish, with the inner margin grey and a grey shade from the inner margin to the costa near the apex. There is a terminal row of grey spots and the fringe is grey at the base.^[2]