Ptiloscola Explained

Ptiloscola is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae erected by Charles Duncan Michener in 1949.^[1]

Species

• Ptiloscola bipunctata Lemaire, 1972
• Ptiloscola burmeisteri Meister & Brechlin, 2008
• Ptiloscola cinerea (Schaus, 1900)
• Ptiloscola dargei Lemaire, 1971
• Ptiloscola descimoni Lemaire, 1971
• Ptiloscola lilacina (Schaus, 1900)
• Ptiloscola paraguayensis Brechlin, Meister & Drechsel, 2008
• Ptiloscola photophila (W. Rothschild, 1907)
• Ptiloscola rorerae (Schaus, 1928)
• Ptiloscola surrotunda (Dyar, 1925)
• Ptiloscola wellingi Lemaire, 1971
• Ptiloscola wolfei Brechlin & Meister, 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rougerie . R. . Collective of iBOL Saturniidae expert taxonomists . amp . 2009 . Online list of valid and available names of the Saturniidae of the World . Lepidoptera Barcode of Life.