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Checklist for Family Castniidae Boisduval, 1828 (Castniid moths)
and region Upper Eocene (Eocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
502
2714
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
2709
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
471
2646
5393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
2090
4419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
103
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
101
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
99
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


Genera for Upper Eocene
1 Genera with 1 Species
Dominickus Tindale, 19851SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Eocene
1 Species
Dominickus castnioides Tindale, 1985


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