Microdulia Explained

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.

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

The larvae defoliate Nothofagus obliqua.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rougerie . R. . Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists . amp . 2009 . Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World . Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.
2. http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?pid=S0717-65382010000100004&script=sci_arttext Taxonomía y antecedentes biológicos de Microdulia mirabilis (Rothschild 1895) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)