CEROPODA OF THE WORLD

Ceropoda tibialis moth courtesy of Vladimir Izersky.

CEROPODA Michener, 1949

Ceropoda 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.

These moths fly in Paraguay, South America.

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

Listing of Ceropoda

P tibialis (W. Rothschild, 1907) Paraguay, Brazil; ? Peru
johnsoni, Michener, 1949, Brazil, is a synonym for tibialis

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