Checklist of Family Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 (Castniid moths)
for Central America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 710
16581
69850 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 706
16571
69836 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 676
16352
68957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 409
13007
57703 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 80
3902
15251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 80
3902
15251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 79
3892
15219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 29
2571
10541 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
| 4
210
648 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
| 1
11
24 | Family
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Castniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Sun moths | 11
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central America
11 Genera with 24 Species | Amauta Houlbert, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Athis Hübner, 1854 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Castnia Fabricius, 1773 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Castniomera Houlbert, 1824 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Corybantes Hübner, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Divana J.Y.Miller, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Imara Houlbert, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mirocastnia J.Y.Miller, 1980 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Telchin Hübner, 1773 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 1919 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zegara Oiticica, 1874 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Central America
24 Species and 6 Subspecies | Amauta cacica Herrich-Schä..., 1854 | Sugar-cane Borer Moth | | Amauta cacica procera Boisduval, 1875 | | | Amauta papilionaris Walker, 1865 | | | Athis clitarcha Westwood, 1877 | | | Athis delecta Schaus, 1911 | | | Athis flavimaculata J.Y. Miller, 1972 | | | Athis inca Walker, 1854 | | | Athis inca inca Walker, 1854 | | | Castnia diva (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Divana diva Butler, 1870 | | Castnia flavimaculata (J.Y. Miller, 1972) | ⇒ Athis flavimaculata J.Y. Miller, 1972 | | Castnia futilis (Walker, 1870) | ⇒ Telchin atymnius Dalman, 1824 | | Castnia licus (Drury, 1773) | ⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773 | | Castniomera atymnius Dalman, 1824 | | | Castniomera drucei Dalman, 1824 | | | Castniomera humboldti Dalman, 1824 | | | Corybantes veraguana Westwood, 1877 | | | Divana diva Butler, 1870 | | | Divana diva diva Butler, , 1870 | | | Imara analibiae Espinoza & G..., 2005 | | | Mirocastnia smalli J.Y. Miller, 1980 | | | Telchin atymnius Dalman, 1824 | | | Telchin atymnius futilis Walker, 1856 | | | Telchin licus Drury, 1773 | Banana Stem Borer | | Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776 | | | Xanthocastnia evalthe tica Lamas, 1995 | | | Xanthocastnia viryi intermedia Rothschild, 1919 | | | Zegara carilla R. Felder, 1874 | | | Zegara columbina R. Felder, 1874 | | | Zegara zagraea R. Felder, 1874 | |
Subnodes of Castniidae with occurrences in Central America
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