Xanthocastnia
Appearance
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Xanthocastnia evalthe in MHNT (back) | |
Xanthocastnia evalthe in MHNT (front) | |
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Genus: | Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 1918[1]
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Species: | X. evalthe
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Xanthocastnia evalthe (Fabricius, 1775)
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Xanthocastnia is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae containing only one species, Xanthocastnia evalthe, which is widespread in the Neotropical realm, ranging from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.[2]
Adults are day-flying.
Subspecies
[edit]- Xanthocastnia evalthe evalthe (Suriname)
- Xanthocastnia evalthe cuyabensis Lathy, 1922 (Brazil)
- Xanthocastnia evalthe euphrosyne (Perty, 1833) (Brazil)
- Xanthocastnia evalthe evalthoides (Strand, 1913) (Bolivia)
- Xanthocastnia evalthe quadrata (Rothschild, 1919) (Peru)
- Xanthocastnia evalthe vicina (Houlbert, 1917) (Ecuador)
- Xanthocastnia evalthe vicinoides (Hopp, 1925) (Colombia)
- Xanthocastnia evalthe viryi (Boisduval, [1875]) (Mexico)
- Xanthocastnia evalthe wagneri (Buchecker, [1880]) (Colombia)
- Xanthocastnia evalthe tica Lamas, 1995 (Costa Rica)
References
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