PROCITHERONIA OF THE WORLD

Procitheronia belong to the Subfamily Ceratocampinae of the Family Saturniidae.

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".

Procitheronia principalis, Itanhandu, Minas Gerais, courtesy of Larry Valentine.

Mature larvae descend trees to pupate in subterranean chambers.

These moths fly in South America.

P indicates a photograph is available. The first country/state listed is the type locality.

Listing of Procitheronia

P fenestrata (W. Rothschild, 1907) Peru, French Guiana?, Brazil?,Venezuela?, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia; probably Guyana? and probably Suriname?
More reddish specimens from French Guiana and possibly Brazil: Para and eastward to Venezuela are more likely Procitheronia vanschaycki.
P principalis (Walker, 1855) S. E. Brazil
P purpurea (Oiticica, 1942) S. E. Brazil; Argentina
P vanschaycki Brechlin and Meister, 2011 French Guiana, and possibly Guyano-Amazonian region

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