MIELKESIA OF THE WORLD
MIELKESIA Lemaire, 1988
Mielkesia paranaensis male, wingspan 50 mm, Campo do
Tenente, Paraná, Brazil,
September, courtesy of Eurides Furtado copyright
|
|
Updated as per Lemaire's Ceratocampinae 1988, September 26, 2006 |
Mielkesia paranaensis male, wingspan 50 mm, Campo do
Tenente, Paraná, Brazil,
September, courtesy of Eurides Furtado copyright
Eggs are translucent and the developing larvae can be seen through the egg shells.
Like all the Ceratocampinae, the larvae are well-endowed with long thoracic "horns" which tend to diminish relative to body size as the larvae progress through successive moults.
Mature larvae descend trees to pupate in subterranean chambers.
These moths fly in South America.
P indicates a photograph is available. The first country listed is the type locality.
P paranaensis (Rego-Barros & Mielke, 1968) Brazil
Use your browser "Back" button to return to the previous page.