Prothysana

Prothysana
Prothysana felderi larva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Prothysana
Walker, 1855[1]
Species
Synonyms
  • Compsa Walker, 1862 (preocc. Compsa Perty, 1832)
  • Mesotages Felder, 1874 (preocc. Mesotages Foerster, 1862)
  • Tarchon Druce, 1887 (repl. for Mesotages Felder)
  • Zolessia Biezanko & Monné, 1968

Prothysana is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae.[1] It contains two species, whose larvae are known as shag-carpet caterpillars. They are found from Mexico, south to Panama and into South America, at least to Ecuador.

  1. ^ a b c d Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6. Supplementary material: checklist. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5904559. Retrieved 30 August 2022.