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Checklist for Family Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 (Castniid moths)
and region Bolivia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
7102
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
477
7099
18514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
457
7021
18357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
297
5638
15428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1844
5132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
1844
5132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1841
5127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1353
4108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
79
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
9
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Sun moths
9
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bolivia
9 Genera with 12 Species
Amauta Houlbert, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Duboisvalia Oiticica, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamides Hübner, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Gazera Herrich-Schä..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Haemonides Hübner, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Paysandisia Houlbert, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Telchin Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bolivia
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amauta papilionaris Walker, 1865
Castnia licus (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia strandi (Westwood, 1877)⇒ Duboisvalia ecuadoria Westwood, 1877
Duboisvalia ecuadoria Westwood, 1877
Duboisvalia simulans Boisduval, 1875
Eupalamides boliviensis Houlbert, 1918
Eupalamides cyparissias Fabricius, 1777Coconut borer
Gazera heliconioides dodona
Haemonides candida Houlbert, 1917
Paysandisia archon Burmeister, 1880Palm borer moth
Telchin syphax Fabricius, 1775
Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776

Subnodes of Castniidae with occurrences in Bolivia
SubfamilyCastniinae
Lamas, 1995
Castniine Moths
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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