''Rolepa nigrostriga'' is a
moth in the
Phiditiidae
Phiditiidae is a family of moths. The family used to be placed as a subfamily (Phiditiinae) in the family Bombycidae.
Diversity
The family consists of 4 genera and about 25 species.
Genera
*''Phiditia'' Möschler, 1883
*''Rolepa'' Walker, 1855
...
family. It was described by
William Schaus in 1920.
Specimen use
Specimens of the moth are held in various research facilities such as depositories on
''Area de Conservación Guanacaste'' (
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
), ''
University of Pennsylvania'' (
United States) and genetic sequencing labs in ''
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario'' (
Canada).
References
Bombycoidea
Moths described in 1920
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