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Checklist for Superfamily Castnioidea Boisduval, 1828
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
3163
10621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2179
7732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
4
165
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
9
18
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
1 Family width 18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths18SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
9 Genera with 18 Species
Amauta Houlbert, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Athis Hübner, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 17734SpeciesTaxom
Castniomera Houlbert, 18243SpeciesTaxom
Divana J.Y.Miller, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Imara Houlbert, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Telchin Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Zegara Oiticica, 18742SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
18 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amauta cacica Herrich-Schä..., 1854Sugar-cane Borer Moth
Athis clitarcha Westwood, 1877
Athis delecta Schaus, 1911
Athis flavimaculata J.Y. Miller, 1972
Castnia diva (Butler, 1874)⇒ Divana diva Butler, 1870
Castnia flavimaculata (J.Y. Miller, 1972)⇒ Athis flavimaculata J.Y. Miller, 1972
Castnia futilis (Walker, 1870)⇒ Telchin atymnius Dalman, 1824
Castnia licus (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castniomera atymnius Dalman, 1824
Castniomera drucei Dalman, 1824
Castniomera humboldti Dalman, 1824
Divana diva Butler, 1870
Imara analibiae Espinoza & G..., 2005
Telchin atymnius Dalman, 1824
Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Xanthocastnia evalthe tica Lamas, 1995
Xanthocastnia viryi intermedia Rothschild, 1919
Zegara carilla R. Felder, 1874
Zegara columbina R. Felder, 1874

Subnodes of Castnioidea with occurrences in Costa Rica
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Giant butterfly-moths, Sun moths
9
18
Genera
Species

Taxom