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Checklist for Superfamily Castnioidea Boisduval, 1828
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
104
6624
38442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
100
6565
38351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
95
6539
38254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
4175
23717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
4
381
3616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
13
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
1 Family width 27 Species
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths27SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North America
13 Genera with 27 Species
Amauta Houlbert, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Athis Hübner, 19126SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 17735SpeciesTaxom
Castniomera Houlbert, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Divana J.Y.Miller, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Dominickus Tindale, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Haemonides Hübner, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Paysandisia Houlbert, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Synemon Doubleday, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Synpalamides Hübner, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Telchin Hübner, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Tosxampila Oiticica, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
27 Species
Amauta cacica Herrich-Schä..., 1854Sugar-cane Borer Moth
Athis clitarcha Westwood, 1877
Athis delecta Schaus, 1911
Athis flavimaculata J.Y. Miller, 1972
Athis hechtiae Dyar, 1910
Athis inca Walker, 1854
Athis thysanete Dyar, 1912
Castnia escalantei J.Y. Miller, 1974
Castnia estherae J.Y. Miller, 1974
Castnia flavimaculata (J.Y. Miller, 1972)⇒ Athis flavimaculata J.Y. Miller, 1972
Castnia inca (Walker, 1854)⇒ Athis inca Walker, 1854
Castnia licus (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castniomera atymnius Dalman, 1824
Divana diva Butler, 1870
Dominickus castnioides Tindale, 1985
Haemonides candida Houlbert, 1917
Haemonides cronis (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Haemonides candida Houlbert, 1917
Haemonides urichi Cramer, 1775
Paysandisia arcon Burmeister, 1880Exotic Palm Moth
Synemon arkaroola Kallies & Ed..., 2018
Synemon brontias Meyrick, 1891
Synemon collecta Swinhoe, 1892Striated Sun-moth
Synemon plana Walker, 1854Golden Sun Moth
Synpalamides chelone Hopffer, 1856
Telchin atymnius Dalman, 1824
Tosxampila westwoodia Houlbert, 1918
Xanthocastnia viryi Fabricius, 1776

Subnodes of Castnioidea with occurrences in North America
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Giant butterfly-moths, Sun moths
13
27
Genera
Species

Taxom