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Checklist for Tribe Castniini Lamas, 1995
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
686
10351
27232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
684
10346
27226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
641
10177
26822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
398
8221
22592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
1998
4501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
1995
4497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
1988
4483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1398
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
97
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
9
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Sun moths
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCastniinae
Lamas, 1995
Castniine Moths
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCastniini
Lamas, 1995
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Argentina
6 Genera with 8 Species
Athis Hübner, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Castniomera Houlbert, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Geyeria Buchecker, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Imara Houlbert, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Synpalamides Hübner, 19172SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
8 Species
Athis clitarcha Westwood, 1877
Castnia inca (Walker, 1854)⇒ Athis inca Walker, 1854
Castnia lecerfi Dalla Torre, 1913
Castniomera atymnius Dalman, 1824
Geyeria uruguayana Burmeister, 1879
Imara satrapes Kollar, 1839
Synpalamides phalaris Fabricius, 1793
Synpalamides rubrophalaris Houlbert, 1917