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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
104
6839
40833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
100
6828
40819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
93
6769
40648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
4660
30106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Cossina
Meyrick, 1907
4
484
2679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Castnioidea
Boisduval, 1828
1
31
119
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
1 Family width 119 Species and 7 Subspecies
Castniidae Boisduval, 1828Castniid moths119SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
31 Genera with 119 Species
#ACDEFGHILMOPRSTXYZ
Amauta Houlbert, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Athis Hübner, 18399SpeciesTaxom
Castnia Fabricius, 042SpeciesTaxom
Castniomera Houlbert, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Castnius Hübner, 17793SpeciesTaxom
Ceretes Schaufuss, 17823SpeciesTaxom
Corybantes Hübner, 18774SpeciesTaxom
Divana J.Y.Miller, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Duboisvalia Oiticica, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Erythrocastnia Houlbert, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Eupalamides Hübner, 18997SpeciesTaxom
Feschaeria Oiticica, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Gazera Herrich-Schä..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Geyeria Buchecker, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Haemonides Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Hista Oiticica, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Imara Houlbert, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Insigniocastnia J.Y. Miller, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Lapaeumides Oiticica, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Mirocastnia J.Y.Miller, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Oiticicastnia Lamas, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Paysandisia Houlbert, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Prometheus Hübner, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Riechia Oiticica, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Spilopastes Houlbert, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Synpalamides Hübner, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Telchin Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Tosxampila Oiticica, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Yagra Oiticica, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Zegara Oiticica, 18744SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
119 Species and 7 Subspecies
Amauta ambatensis Houlbert, 1917
Amauta cacica Herrich-Schä..., 1854Sugar-cane Borer Moth
Amauta hodeei Oberthür, 1881
Amauta papilionaris Walker, 1865
Athis ahala Druce, 1896
Athis amalthaea Druce, 1890
Athis bogota Strand, 1912
Athis clitarcha Westwood, 1877
Athis fuscorubra Houlbert, 1917
Athis palatinus Cramer, 1777
Athis rutila R. Felder, 1874
Athis superba Strand, 1912
Athis therapon Kollar, 1839
Castnia albomaculata (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia besckei (Swainson, 1823)⇒ Hista boisduvali Swainson, 1823
Castnia boisduvalii (Swainson, 1823)⇒ Hista fabricii Swainson, 1823
Castnia brecourt (Godard, 1824)⇒ Imara pallasia Eschscholtz, 1821
Castnia chocoensis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia ciela (Swainson, 1823)⇒ Hista fabricii Swainson, 1823
Castnia cronida (Herrich-Schä..., 1862)⇒ Haemonides cronida Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Castnia daedalus (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Eupalamides cyparissias Fabricius, 1777
Castnia decussata (Godart, 1823)⇒ Geyeria decussata Godart, 1824
Castnia diva (Butler, 1874)⇒ Divana diva Butler, 1870
Castnia erycina (Westwood, 1881)⇒ Oiticicastnia erycina Westwood, 1881
Castnia eudesmia Gray, 1838
Castnia fabricii (Swainson, 1823)⇒ Yagra fonscolombe Godart, 1824
Castnia fernandezi González, 1992
Castnia hegemon (Kollar, 1839)⇒ Hista hegemon Kollar, 1839
Castnia herrichii (Swainson, 1823)⇒ Hista fabricii Swainson, 1823
Castnia icarus Walker, 1854
Castnia inca (Walker, 1854)⇒ Athis inca Walker, 1854
Castnia insularis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia invaria Walker, 1854
Castnia juturna Hopffer, 1856
Castnia lativittata (Strand, 1913)⇒ Imara pallasia Eschscholtz, 1821
Castnia lecerfi Dalla Torre, 1913
Castnia licoides (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia licus (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia lutea Houlbert, 1917
Castnia magdalena (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia marcelserres (Godart, 1823)⇒ Ceretes marcelserres Godart, 1824
Castnia menetriesi (Kollar, 1839)⇒ Hista hegemon Kollar, 1839
Castnia microsticta (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia mygdon (Dalman, 1824)⇒ Synpalamides phalaris Fabricius, 1793
Castnia odila Houlbert, 1917
Castnia papagaya (Swainson, 1823)⇒ Hista fabricii Swainson, 1823
Castnia pauperata (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia penelope (Walker, 1854)⇒ Castnia icarus Walker, 1854
Castnia rubromaculata (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia satrapes (Kollar, 1839)⇒ Imara satrapes Kollar, 1839
Castnia sebai (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia strandi (Westwood, 1877)⇒ Duboisvalia ecuadoria Westwood, 1877
Castnia superba (Strand, 1912)⇒ Athis superba Strand, 1912
Castnia talboti (Drury, 1773)⇒ Telchin licus Drury, 1773
Castnia therapion
Castniomera atymnius Dalman, 1824
Castniomera drucei Dalman, 1824
Castnius asteropoides Porion, 2004
Castnius marcus Jordan, 1908
Castnius pelasgus Cramer, 1779
Ceretes marcellserres Godard, 1824
Ceretes marcelserres Godart, 1824
Ceretes thais Drury, 1782
Corybantes delopia Druce, 1907
Corybantes mathani Oberthür, 1881
Corybantes pylades Stoll, 1782
Corybantes veraguana Westwood, 1877
Divana diva Butler, 1870
Duboisvalia cononia Westwood, 1877
Duboisvalia ecuadoria Westwood, 1877
Duboisvalia simulans Boisduval, 1875
Erythrocastnia syphax (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Telchin syphax Fabricius, 1775
Eupalamides boliviensis Houlbert, 1918
Eupalamides cyparissias Fabricius, 1777Coconut borer
Eupalamides cyparissias amazonensis Houlbert, 1917
Eupalamides cyparissias cyparissias Fabricius, 1776
Eupalamides geron Kollar, 1839
Eupalamides guyanensis Houlbert, 1917
Eupalamides preissi Staudinger, 1899
Feschaeria amycus Cramer, 1779
Gazera heliconioides Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Gazera heliconioides dodona
Gazera linus Herrich-Schä..., 1853
Geyeria decussata Godart, 1824
Geyeria hubneri G.R.Gray, 1838
Geyeria uruguayana Burmeister, 1879
Haemonides candida Houlbert, 1917
Haemonides cronida Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Haemonides cronis (Cramer, 1775)⇒ Haemonides candida Houlbert, 1917
Haemonides urichi Cramer, 1775
Hista boisduvali Swainson, 1823
Hista fabricii Swainson, 1823
Hista hegemon Kollar, 1839
Imara pallasia Eschscholtz, 1821
Imara satrapes Kollar, 1839
Insigniocastnia taisae J.Y. Miller, 2007
Lapaeumides actor Dalman, 1824
Lapaeumides ctesiphon Hübner, 1820
Lapaeumides zernythia Gray, 1838
Lapaeumides zerynthia Gray, 1838
Mirocastnia canis Lathy, 1923
Mirocastnia pyrrhopygoides Houlbert, 1917
Oiticicastnia erycina Westwood, 1881
Paysandisia archon Burmeister, 1880Palm borer moth
Prometheus casmilus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Prometheus cochrus Fabricius, 1787
Prometheus cochrus Fabricius, 1787
Riechia acraeoides Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Spilopastes galinthias Hopffer, 1856
Synpalamides gristi
Synpalamides phalaris Fabricius, 1793
Synpalamides rubrophalaris Houlbert, 1917
Telchin licus Drury, 1773Banana Stem Borer
Telchin licus pauperata Strand, 1913
Telchin licus talboti Lathy, 1922
Telchin syphax Fabricius, 1775
Tosxampila annae Biedermann, 1935
Tosxampila erycina Westwood, 1881
Tosxampila mimica R. Felder, 1874
Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Xanthocastnia evalthe evalthe Fabricius, 1775
Yagra dalmannii Gray, 1838
Yagra fonscolombe Godart, 1824
Zegara personata Walker, 1865
Zegara personata personata
Zegara polymorpha J.Y. Miller, 2008
Zegara zagraea R. Felder, 1874

Subnodes of Castnioidea with occurrences in South America
FamilyCastniidae
Boisduval, 1828
Castniid moths, Giant Butterfly Moths, Giant butterfly-moths, Sun moths
31
119
Genera
Species

Taxom