Xanthocastnia

Xanthocastnia
Xanthocastnia evalthe in MHNT (back)
Xanthocastnia evalthe in MHNT (front)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Xanthocastnia
Houlbert, 1918[1]
Species: X. evalthe
Binomial name
Xanthocastnia evalthe
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Euphrosyne Buchecker, [1876]

Species:

  • Papilio evalthe Fabricius, 1775
  • Papilio dardanus Cramer, [1775]
  • Castnia evaltheformis Houlbert, 1917
  • Castnia euphrosyne Perty, [1833]
  • Euphrosyne pertyi Buchecker, [1876]
  • Castnia euphrosyne anerythra Rothschild, 1919
  • Castnia evalthoides Strand, 1913
  • Castnia quadrata Rothschild, 1919
  • Castnia vicina Houlbert, 1917
  • Castnia vicinoides Hopp, 1925
  • Castnia viryi Boisduval, [1875]
  • Corybanthes wagneri Buchecker, [1880]
  • Castnia evalthonida Houlbert, 1917
  • Castnia evalthonida var. flexifasciata Houlbert, 1917

Xanthocastnia is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae containing only one species, Xanthocastnia evalthe, which is widespread in the Neotropical ecozone, ranging from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.[2]

Adults are day-flying.

Subspecies

References

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