Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Family: Megalopygidae
- Genus: Trosia
- Species: T. roseipuncta
- Binomial name: Trosia roseipuncta Dognin, 1916
Description Trosia roseipuncta is a species of moth in the family Megalopygidae, commonly known as flannel moths. Members of this family are characterized by their stout, hairy bodies and broad wings. Specific morphological details distinguishing T. roseipuncta from congeners (such as wing pattern, coloration, and genitalia structure) are documented in the original description by Paul Dognin and subsequent taxonomic revisions of the genus.
Distribution The type locality for Trosia roseipuncta is Colombia. The species is known from the Andean regions of South America.
Authority The species was described by the French entomologist Paul Dognin in 1916.
