Podalia tympania

(Podalia tympania)

Description

Podalia tympania is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1897. It has been recorded from Peru and Mexico. The fore- and hindwings are pale brown, the forewings with the costal margin and the spaces between the veins on the costal half of the wing streaked with white. The fringe of both wings is pale brown.

Taxonomic tree:

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