Microdulia
| Microdulia | |
|---|---|
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| Microdulia mirabilis, male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Bombycoidea |
| Family: | Saturniidae |
| Genus: | Microdulia Jordan, 1924 |
| Species: | M. mirabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microdulia mirabilis (Rothschild, 1895) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Microdulia is a genus of moths in the Saturniidae family.[1] It contains only one species, Microdulia mirabilis, which is found between 35° and 47°S in Chile and Neuquén in Argentina.
The wingspan is 18–19 mm for males and 20–23 mm for females.
The larvae defoliate Nothofagus obliqua.[2]
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