Microdulia

Species of moth

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

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]

References

^ 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.
^ Taxonomía y antecedentes biológicos de Microdulia mirabilis (Rothschild 1895) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)