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Podalia bolivari

(Podalia bolivari)

Description

Podalia bolivari is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Franciscus J.M. Heylaerts in 1884. It is found in Panama and Venezuela. The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are brown with thinly scaled translucent wings. There is a subterminal row of faint yellowish spots between the veins of the forewings.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Megalopygidae
Genus:Podalia
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