Resumen

PARRA, Luis E  y  IBARRA-VIDAL, Héctor. Taxonomy and biological antecedents of Microdulia mirabilis (Rothschild 1895) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). Gayana (Concepc.) [online]. 2010, vol.74, n.1, pp. 12-18. ISSN 0717-6538.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-65382010000100004.

The egg, larvae, pupae, and imago oí Microdulia mirabilis (Rothschild), an insect that defoliates native Nothofagus obliqua Mirb. (Oerst.), are described. M. mirabilis distributes between 35° and 47°S in Chile and Neuquén, Argentina. Aspects of the life cycle associated with the duration of different stages of development are given. Immature stages, the imago, and the genitalia are illustrated.

Palabras llave : Cercophaninae; immature stages; morphology; distribution; Nothofagus obliqua; Chile.