Prothysana felderi

Prothysana felderi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Prothysana
Species:
P. felderi
Binomial name
Prothysana felderi
(Druce, 1887[1])
Synonyms
  • Tarchon felderi Druce, 1887
  • Zolessia felderi

Prothysana felderi is a moth in the family Apatelodidae, whose larvae are known as shag-carpet caterpillars. It is found from Mexico, south to Panama and into South America, at least to Ecuador.

  1. ^ 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. hdl:10141/622329. ISSN 1314-2828. Retrieved 30 August 2022.