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Checklist of Family Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 (Castniid moths)
for Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
603
10330
31790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
600
10323
31782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
10099
31117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
7710
24987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
74
2633
9270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
74
2633
9270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2630
9262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
1894
7493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
4
147
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
13
31
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Sun moths
13
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Colombia
13 Genera with 31 Species
Amauta Houlbert, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Athis Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 177313SpeciesTaxom
Castniomera Houlbert, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Corybantes Hübner, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Duboisvalia Oiticica, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamides Hübner, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Haemonides Hübner, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Lapaeumides Oiticica, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mirocastnia J.Y.Miller, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Telchin Hübner, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Zegara Oiticica, 18743SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amauta cacica Herrich-Schä..., 1854Sugar-cane Borer Moth
Amauta hodeei Oberthür, 1881
Amauta papilionaris Walker, 1865
Athis bogota Strand, 1912
Castnia albomaculata (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia chocoensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia insularis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia invaria Walker, 1854
Castnia licoides (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia licus (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia magdalena (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia microsticta (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia pauperata (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia rubromaculata (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia sebai (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia strandi (Westwood, 1877)⇒ Duboisvalia ecuadoria Westwood, 1877
Castnia talboti (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castniomera atymnius Dalman, 1824
Corybantes veraguana Westwood, 1877
Duboisvalia cononia Westwood, 1877
Duboisvalia ecuadoria Westwood, 1877
Duboisvalia simulans Boisduval, 1875
Eupalamides cyparissias Fabricius, 1777Coconut borer
Eupalamides cyparissias cyparissias Fabricius, 1776
Haemonides candida Houlbert, 1917
Lapaeumides zernythia Gray, 1838
Mirocastnia pyrrhopygoides Houlbert, 1917
Telchin licus Drury, 1773Banana Stem Borer
Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Zegara personata Walker, 1865
Zegara polymorpha J.Y. Miller, 2008
Zegara zagraea R. Felder, 1874

Subnodes of Castniidae with occurrences in Colombia
SubfamilyCastniinae
Lamas, 1995
Castniine Moths
13
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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