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Checklist for Superfamily Castnioidea Boisduval, 1828
and region Caribbean islands (Caribbean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
649
12089
36507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
645
12074
36476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
619
11919
36088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
381
9444
29197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3340
9260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3340
9260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3335
9256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2155
6224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
3
143
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
7
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean islands
1 Family width 15 Species
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths15SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean islands
7 Genera with 15 Species
Athis Hübner, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Castniomera Houlbert, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Haemonides Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Ircila Houlbert, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Synpalamides Hübner, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
15 Species
Athis fuscorubra Houlbert, 1917
Athis inca Walker, 1854
Athis palatinus Cramer, 1777
Athis pinchoni (J. Pierre & ..., 2003)⇒ Castnia pinchoni Pierre, 2003
Castnia licus (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia pinchoni Pierre, 2003
Castniomera atymnius Dalman, 1824
Castniomera drucei Dalman, 1824
Haemonides candida Houlbert, 1917
Haemonides cronis (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Haemonides candida Houlbert, 1917
Haemonides urichi Cramer, 1775
Ircila hecate Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Synpalamides argus Fabricius, 1793
Synpalamides rubrophalaris Houlbert, 1917
Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776

Subnodes of Castnioidea with occurrences in Caribbean islands
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Giant butterfly-moths, Sun moths
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom