Prothysana terminalis

Prothysana terminalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Apatelodidae
Genus:	Prothysana
Species:	P. terminalis
Binomial name
	Prothysana terminalis; Walker, 1855
Synonyms
	Mimallo trilunula Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]; Compsa saturata Walker, 1862; Zolessia saturata; Zolessia trilunula;

Prothysana terminalis is a moth in the family Apatelodidae whose larvae are known as shag-carpet caterpillars. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in South America.

Taxonomy

Vitor Osmar Becker included Compsa saturata and Mimallo trilunula as synonyms of Prothysana terminalis in 2001, but excluded Prothysana felderi from this synonymy, retaining it as a separate species.^[2] As of Kitching 2018, genus Prothysana is placed in family Apatelodidae.^[1]

Biology

Recorded food plants for the two species of Prothysana (which cannot be distinguished from one another) include Philodendron, Heliconia, Welfia georgii, Chamaedora tepejilote, Piptocarpha poeppigiana, Pentaclethra macroloba, Stigmaphyllon lindinianum, Piper colonense, Piper hispidum, Piper auretum, Piper peltata, Neea psychotroides, Lycianthes synanthera, Heliocarpus appendiculatus, Miriocarpa longipes and Aegifila falcata.

References

^ ^a ^b Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6. Supplementary material: checklist. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. hdl:10141/622329. ISSN 1314-2828. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ Becker, V.O. (2001). "The identity of some unrecognized Neotropical Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera) described by Francis Walker". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 18: 153-157.

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[Kitching-2018-1] Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6. Supplementary material: checklist. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. hdl:10141/622329. ISSN 1314-2828. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

[2] Becker, V.O. (2001). "The identity of some unrecognized Neotropical Bombycoidea (Lepidoptera) described by Francis Walker". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 18: 153-157.

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