PSILOPYGIDA OF THE WORLD

Psilopygida 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" which tend to diminish relative to body size as the larvae progress through successive moults.

Mature larvae descend trees to pupate in subterranean chambers.

Psilopygida walkeri larva, copyright protected, Kirby Wolfe

Females have simple antennae. These moths fly in South America.

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

Listing of Psilopygida

N apollinairei (Dognin, 1919) Colombia; Venezuela: Guarico; elevated by Brechlin & Meister, 2011, from synonymity with walkeri
P basalis Michener, 1952 Brazil
P crispula (Dognin, 1905) Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
wagneri, (Bouvier, 1923), Argentina, is a synonym for crispula
P walkeri (Grote, 1867) Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia; specimens from Venezuela and Colombia are more likely P. apollinairei,
rosea (Mabilde, 1896), Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, is a synonym of walkeri

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