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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
6372
16248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
6368
16244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
487
6239
15904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
306
5004
13441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
64
1585
3960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
64
1585
3960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1583
3957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
25
1111
3010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
4
90
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
9
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Sun moths
9
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
9 Genera with 22 Species
Amauta Houlbert, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Athis Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 177313SpeciesTaxom
Castnius Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Corybantes Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Duboisvalia Oiticica, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Feschaeria Oiticica, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Haemonides Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Telchin Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
22 Species
Amauta papilionaris Walker, 1865
Athis fuscorubra Houlbert, 1917
Athis rutila R. Felder, 1874
Castnia albomaculata (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia chocoensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia cronida (Herrich-Schä..., 1862)⇒ Haemonides cronida Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Castnia fernandezi González, 1992
Castnia insularis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
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 talboti (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnius pelasgus Cramer, 1779
Corybantes mathani Oberthür, 1881
Duboisvalia simulans Boisduval, 1875
Feschaeria amycus Cramer, 1779
Haemonides cronida Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Telchin licus Drury, 1773Banana Stem Borer

Subnodes of Castniidae with occurrences in Venezuela
SubfamilyCastniinae
Lamas, 1995
Castniine Moths
9
22
Genera
Species

Taxom



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