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Prothysana
Prothysana is a genus of moths of the family Bombycidae. 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.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Shag Carpet Caterpillar Moth
speciesProthysana felderi
Prothysana terminalis
speciesProthysana terminalis
Prothysana magna
speciesProthysana magna
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 201366.