Rosy Crown Satin

Aithorape roseicornis

"Aithorape roseicornis", Dognin's satin, is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1899. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, where it inhabits rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes between 200 and 1,200 meters.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyMegalopygidae
GenusAithorape
SpeciesA. roseicornis
Photographed in
Ecuador
Peru