CERCOPHANA OF THE WORLD This page has been updated August 25, 2015, based on reference material for Argentina, sent to me by Ezequiel Bustos, as cited in a recent publication: NÚÑEZ: Catálogo preliminar de Saturniidae de Argentina TROP. LEPID. RES., 25(1): 22-33, 2015 31.

CERCOPHANA OF THE WORLD

Cercophana venusta male, copyright Kirby Wolfe

CERCOPHANA C. FELDER, 1862

Cercophana belong to the Subfamily Cercophaninae (Cercophanidae) of the Family Saturniidae.

Some taxonomists consider Cercophanidae to be a separate Family, distinguished from the Saturniidae due to different wing venation and larval morphology and behaviour.

These small to medium sized moths fly in Chile.

Cercophana venusta larva copyright Kirby Wolfe

P indicates an image is available. The first country listed is the specimen type locality.

Listing of Cercophana

P frauenfeldi Felder, 1862 Chile; Argentina
P venusta (Walker, 1856) Chile; Argentina

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