Microdulia

Microdulia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1924.[1] It contains only one species, Microdulia mirabilis, described by Rothschild in 1895, which is found between 35° and 47°S in Chile and Neuquén in Argentina.

Microdulia
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Bombycoidea
Family:
Saturniidae
Subfamily:
Cercophaninae
Genus:
Microdulia

Jordan, 1924
Species:
M. mirabilis
Binomial name
Microdulia mirabilis
(Rothschild, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Cercophana mirabilis Rothschild, 1895
  • Lasicampa izquierdoi Silva, 1920

The wingspan is 18–19 mm for males and 20–23 mm for females.

The larvae defoliate Nothofagus obliqua.[2]

References
  1. Rougerie, R. & Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists (2009). "Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World". Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.
  2. Taxonomía y antecedentes biológicos de Microdulia mirabilis (Rothschild 1895) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)


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