Prothysana felderi
Introduction '''''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''.
References * Images of ''Prothysana felderi'' from Panama