PTILOSCOLA OF THE WORLD

The Ptiloscola belong to the Subfamily Ceratocampinae of the Family Saturniidae. Moths fly in Central America into northern South America. Note the yellow rings on the abdomen of the specimen above. These rings are a character of this genus.

Larvae are equipped with extensive and elongated thoracic scoli, particularly in the early instars. Pupation is in loose surface litter or a shallow subterranean chamber.

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

Listing of Ptiloscola

New for 2017:

Ptiloscola maranhensis Brechlin, 2017; Brazil: Maranhao: Feira Nova
Ptiloscola oroiana Brechlin, 2017; Ecuador: El Oro: Pinas
Ptiloscola santamartensis Brechlin, 2017; Colombia: Cesar: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

P bipunctata Lemaire, 1971 northern Peru
P burmeisteri Meister & Brechlin, 2008 Argentina
P cinerea (Schaus, 1900) eastern Brazil, northern Argentina
picklei, Schaus, 1933, Brazil, is a synonym for cinerea
N cuscoensis Brechlin & Meister, 2011, Peru
P dargei Lemaire, 1971 Nicaragua, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, (? Honduras, El Salvador, Panama), western Ecuador, ? Colombia
P descimoni Lemaire, 1971 Ecuador, Panama, Colombia (TD)
P lilacina lilacina (Schaus, 1900) Colombia
P lilacina affinis (W. Rothschild, 1907) Venezuela
P paraguayensis Brechlin, Meister & Drechsel, 2008 Paraguay
P photophila (W. Rothschild, 1907) Surinam, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Colombia (TD), Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia
P rorerae (Schaus, 1900) western and southwestern Ecuador
P surrotunda (Dyar, 1925) Mexico
P wellingi Lemaire, 1971 Mexico
P wolfei Brechlin & Meister, 2008 Peru

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Ptiloscola 2008