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Colla rhodope

Colla rhodope

Drury 1782

Family: Bombycidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Colla rhodope is a moth in the family Bombycidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1782. It is found from Mexico to Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil.

 Upperside: Antennae pectinated. Thorax and abdomen dark-brown, with some faint whiteish marks. Wings transparent white, having two rows of greenish crescents running along the external edges, the anterior wings having some faint marks of the same kind in the middle also. The anterior edges are of a yellow hue.

Underside: Palpi white. Tongue not observed. Legs, breast, and abdomen white. Anus dark-brown. Wings coloured as on the upperside; the posterior ones having two brown spots on each near the abdominal corners. Margins of the wings entire. Wingspan inches (64 mm).

Source: Wikipedia, article Colla rhodope. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 573003
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Tacuarembó
Tacuarembo
Uruguay
02/28/2024
Guillermo Menéndez


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
200374228/02/2024UruguayTacuaremboEstablecimiento Bichadero, Cuchilla de Laureles, TacuarembóGuillermo Menéndez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Colla rhodope – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.