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Checklist for Tribe Castniini Lamas, 1995
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
569
8211
23107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
566
8203
23100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
541
8080
22778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
6365
19175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2424
8034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
2417
8025
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
1815
6573
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
4
187
775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
17
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Sun moths
17
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCastniinae
Lamas, 1995
Castniine Moths
17
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeCastniini
Lamas, 1995
11
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ecuador
11 Genera with 16 Species
Amauta Houlbert, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Athis Hübner, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Castniomera Houlbert, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Corybantes Hübner, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamides Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Haemonides Hübner, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Imara Houlbert, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Insigniocastnia J.Y. Miller, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Telchin Hübner, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amauta ambatensis Houlbert, 1917
Amauta cacica Herrich-Schä..., 1854Sugar-cane Borer Moth
Amauta papilionaris Walker, 1865
Athis fuscorubra Houlbert, 1917
Castnia erycina (Westwood, 1881)⇒ Oiticicastnia erycina Westwood, 1881
Castnia licus (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia strandi (Westwood, 1877)⇒ Duboisvalia ecuadoria Westwood, 1877
Castniomera atymnius Dalman, 1824
Corybantes delopia Druce, 1907
Corybantes veraguana Westwood, 1877
Eupalamides cyparissias Fabricius, 1777Coconut borer
Haemonides candida Houlbert, 1917
Imara satrapes Kollar, 1839
Insigniocastnia taisae J.Y. Miller, 2007
Telchin licus talboti Lathy, 1922
Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776