| Microdulia | |
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| 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) | |
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Microdulia is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae first described by Karl Jordan in 1924. 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.
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)
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| Microdulia | |
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