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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
403
4047
8334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
402
4046
8333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3986
8213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
250
3207
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
45
710
1281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
45
710
1281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
44
708
1279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
503
933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
28
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
8
12
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Sun moths
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Paraguay
8 Genera with 12 Species
Athis Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Ceretes Schaufuss, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Hista Oiticica, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Imara Houlbert, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Prometheus Hübner, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Riechia Oiticica, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Synpalamides Hübner, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
12 Species
Athis palatinus Cramer, 1777
Castnia juturna Hopffer, 1856
Castnia satrapes (Kollar, 1839)⇒ Imara satrapes Kollar, 1839
Ceretes marcellserres Godard, 1824
Ceretes marcelserres Godart, 1824
Hista hegemon Kollar, 1839
Imara satrapes Kollar, 1839
Prometheus casmilus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Prometheus cochrus Fabricius, 1787
Prometheus cochrus Fabricius, 1787
Riechia acraeoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Synpalamides phalaris Fabricius, 1793
Synpalamides rubrophalaris Houlbert, 1917

Subnodes of Castniidae with occurrences in Paraguay
SubfamilyCastniinae
Lamas, 1995
Castniine Moths
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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