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Prothysana felderi

Prothysana felderi

(Druce, 1887)
Oruga Pelusa de Alfombra

Family: Bombycidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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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.

Taxonomy: Vitor Osmar Becker included Compsa saturata and Mimallo trilunula as synonyms of Prothysana terminalis in 2001, but excluded Prothysana felderi from this synonymy, retaining it as a separate species. Kitching et al. 2018 places the genus in family Apatelodidae.

Biology: Recorded food plants for the two species of Prothysana (whose larvae cannot be distinguished from one another) include Philodendron, Heliconia, Welfia georgii, Chamaedora tepejilote, Piptocarpha poeppigiana, Pentaclethra macroloba, Stigmaphyllon lindinianum, Piper colonense, Piper hispidum, Piper auretum, Piper peltata, Neea psychotroides, Lycianthes synanthera, Heliocarpus appendiculatus, Miriocarpa longipes and Aegifila falcata.

Source: Wikipedia, article Prothysana felderi. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 503523
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Villamaria
Caldas
Colombia
08/10/2022
Julián Ramírez Jiménez
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Photography ID: 503521
  Larva

Villamaria
Caldas
Colombia
08/10/2022
Julián Ramírez Jiménez



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
162199410/08/2022ColombiaCaldasLa Floresta, VillamariaJulián Ramírez Jiménez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Prothysana felderi – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 20/09/2026.