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Updated as per Lemaire's Ceratocampinae 1988, September 26, 2006 Updated as per Galathea * Berichte des Kreises Nurnberger * Supplement 15 * 2004, courtesy Stefan Naumann, April 4, 2007 Updated as per Rio Grande do Sul: Arsenurinae and Ceratocampinae; April 25, 2013 |
Mielkesia paranaensis male, wingspan 50 mm, Campo do
Tenente, Paraná, Brazil,
September, courtesy of Eurides Furtado copyright
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TAXONOMY:Superfamily: Bombycoidea, Latreille, 1802 |
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The male forewing is elongated with a convex outer margin. The female is similar, but she has a much fuller forewing.
Larval hosts are unknown.
Mielkesia paranaensis female
Larvae pupate underground in small chambers.
Care of larvae and pupae should be as for any Neotropical species.
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The pronunciation of scientific names is
troublesome for many. The "suggestion" at the top of the page is
merely a suggestion. It is based on commonly
accepted English pronunciation of Greek names and/or some
fairly well accepted "rules" for latinized scientific names.
The suggested pronunciations, on this page and on other pages,
are primarily put forward to assist those who hear with internal
ears as they read.
There are many collectors from different countries whose
intonations and accents would be different.
The species name "paranaensis" is indicative of the specimen
type locale, Parana, Brazil.