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Checklist for Family Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 (Castniid moths)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
98
4765
18084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
96
4730
18032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
91
4701
17879
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
2604
8713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
5
340
1545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
4
46
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Sun moths
4
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
4 Genera with 46 Species
Oiticicastnia Lamas, 1995
0SpeciesTaxom
Synemon Doubleday, 195144SpeciesTaxom
Tosxampila Oiticica, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Westwoodia C. & R. Felder, 18462SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
46 Species and 1 Subspecies
Synemon adelaida (Klug, 1850)⇒ Synemon selene Klug, 1850
Synemon affinita (Turner, 1906)⇒ Synemon collecta Swinhoe, 1892
Synemon arkaroola Kallies & Ed..., 2018
Synemon austera Meyrick, 1891
Synemon brontias Meyrick, 1891
Synemon catocaloides Walker, 1865
Synemon collecta Swinhoe, 1892Striated Sun-moth
Synemon colona Grund, 2011
Synemon directa Westwood, 1877White-banded Sun Moth
Synemon discalis Strand, 1911Small Orange-spotted Sun Moth
Synemon gerda (Strand, 1911)⇒ Synemon maja Strand, 1911
Synemon gratiosa (Westwood, 1877)⇒ Synemon icaria C.Felder & R..., 1874
Synemon heliopis Meyrick, 1891
Synemon hesperioides (Walker, 1854)⇒ Synemon plana Walker, 1854
Synemon icaria C.Felder & R..., 1874
Synemon ignita Kallies & Ed..., 2016Fiery Sun Moth
Synemon jcaria R. Felder, 1874Reddish-orange Sun Moth
Synemon josepha (Turner, 1906)⇒ Synemon collecta Swinhoe, 1892
Synemon laeta Walker, 1854
Synemon larissa Grund & Stol..., 2012
Synemon leucospila Meyrick, 1891Yellow-spotted Sun Moth
Synemon livida (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Aenigmina aenea Le Cerf, 1912
Synemon maculata (Walker, 1854)⇒ Synemon plana Walker, 1854
Synemon magnifica Strand, 1911Magnificent Sun-Moth
Synemon maja Strand, 1911
Synemon monodesma (Westwood, 1877)⇒ Synemon discalis Strand, 1911
Synemon mopsa (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Aenigmina aenea Le Cerf, 1912
Synemon nais Klug, 1850Orange Sun Moth
Synemon notha Westwood, 1877
Synemon nupta Westwood, 1877
Synemon obscura (Doubleday, 1846)⇒ Aenigmina aenea Le Cerf, 1912
Synemon obscurella Westwood, 1877
Synemon obscuripennis (Swinhoe, 1892)⇒ Synemon collecta Swinhoe, 1892
Synemon parthenoides R. Felder, 1874Link Moth
Synemon parthenoides parthenoides Felder, 1874
Synemon partita (R. Felder, 1874)⇒ Synemon parthenoides R. Felder, 1874
Synemon phaeoptila Turner, 1906
Synemon plana Walker, 1854Golden Sun Moth
Synemon pyrrhoptera (Westwood, 1877)⇒ Synemon nupta Westwood, 1877
Synemon selene Klug, 1850Pale Sun Moth
Synemon simpla (Swinhoe, 1892)⇒ Synemon collecta Swinhoe, 1892
Synemon sophia White, 1841Orange-spotted sun moth
Synemon theresa Doubleday, 1846Cryptic Sun Moth
Synemon wulwulam Angel, 1951
Tosxampila westwoodia Houlbert, 1918
Westwoodia longipes Gauld, 1984
Westwoodia ruficeps (BrullĂ©, 1846)⇒ Westwoodia longipes Gauld, 1984

Subnodes of Castniidae with occurrences in Australia
SubfamilyCastniinae
Lamas, 1995
Castniine Moths
3
44
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Castniidae at artfakta.se
Castniidae at gbif.org
Castniidae at irmng.org