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Checklist for Superfamily Castnioidea Boisduval, 1828
and region Neotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
184
3292
39626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
184
3292
39626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
169
3163
38903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
2593
36581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
470
2702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
470
2702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
470
2702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
398
2184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
2
31
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
29
53
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Neotropical
1 Family width 53 Species
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths53SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Neotropical
29 Genera with 53 Species
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Amauta Houlbert, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Athis Hübner, 19129SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Castniomera Houlbert, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Castnius Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Ceretes Schaufuss, 17822SpeciesTaxom
Corybantes Hübner, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Divana J.Y.Miller, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Duboisvalia Oiticica, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Erythrocastnia Houlbert, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamides Hübner, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Feschaeria Oiticica, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Frostetola Oiticica, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gazera Herrich-Schä..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Geyeria Buchecker, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Haemonides Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hista Oiticica, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Imara Houlbert, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Ircila Houlbert, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lapaeumides Oiticica, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Paysandisia Houlbert, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Prometheus Hübner, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Riechia Oiticica, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Spilopastes Houlbert, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Synpalamides Hübner, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Telchin Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Yagra Oiticica, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Zegara Oiticica, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Neotropical
53 Species
Amauta cacica Herrich-Schä..., 1854Sugar-cane Borer Moth
Amauta hodeei Oberthür, 1881
Amauta papilionaris Walker, 1865
Athis clitarcha Westwood, 1877
Athis delecta Schaus, 1911
Athis flavimaculata J.Y. Miller, 1972
Athis hechtiae Dyar, 1910
Athis inca Walker, 1854
Athis palatinus Cramer, 1777
Athis superba Strand, 1912
Athis therapon Kollar, 1839
Athis thysanete Dyar, 1912
Castnia eudesmia Gray, 1838
Castnia invaria Walker, 1854
Castnia juturna Hopffer, 1856
Castniomera atymnius Dalman, 1824
Castnius pelasgus Cramer, 1779
Ceretes marcelserres Godart, 1824
Ceretes thais Drury, 1782
Corybantes pylades Stoll, 1782
Corybantes veraguana Westwood, 1877
Divana diva Butler, 1870
Duboisvalia ecuadoria Westwood, 1877
Duboisvalia simulans Boisduval, 1875
Erythrocastnia syphax (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Telchin syphax Fabricius, 1775
Eupalamides cyparissias Fabricius, 1777Coconut borer
Eupalamides guyanensis Houlbert, 1917
Feschaeria amycus Cramer, 1779
Frostetola gramivora Schaus, 1896
Gazera heliconioides Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Geyeria decussata Godart, 1824
Geyeria hubneri G.R.Gray, 1838
Haemonides cronida Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Hista fabricii Swainson, 1823
Hista hegemon Kollar, 1839
Imara pallasia Eschscholtz, 1821
Imara satrapes Kollar, 1839
Ircila hecate Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Lapaeumides ctesiphon Hübner, 1820
Lapaeumides zerynthia Gray, 1838
Paysandisia archon Burmeister, 1880Palm borer moth
Prometheus cochrus Fabricius, 1787
Prometheus garberi Foetterle, 1902
Riechia acraeoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Spilopastes galinthias Hopffer, 1856
Synpalamides orestes Walker, 1854
Synpalamides phalaris Fabricius, 1793
Telchin licus Drury, 1773Banana Stem Borer
Telchin syphax Fabricius, 1775
Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Yagra dalmanni Gray, 1838
Yagra fonscolombe Godart, 1824
Zegara zagraea R. Felder, 1874

Subnodes of Castnioidea with occurrences in Neotropical
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Giant butterfly-moths, Sun moths
29
53
Genera
Species

Taxom