Macara nigripes

Macara nigripes

''Macara nigripes'' is a moth of the Megalopygidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1909. It is found in Guyana and Honduras.
Macara nigripes, Bellavista, Ecuador Reference used:
https://leps.fieldguide.ai/figures?category=59ba427f929d3d6fe0a43648

I believe the Wikipedia text suggesting it is found in Guyana and Honduras is outdated, the species is reported from several other countries in the meanwhile. Bellavista Cloud Forest,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Macara nigripes,South America,Spring,World

Appearance

The wingspan is about 42 mm. The body and wings above are entirely pure white, the forewings crossed by irregular bands of more shining scales. The wings and body are white beneath.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyMegalopygidae
GenusMacara
SpeciesM. nigripes
Photographed in
Ecuador