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Castnius pelasgus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Castniidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Castnius

Castnius pelasgus is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Surinam, Peru and Amazonas.

The wingspan is about 60 mm. Adults are very dark brown. There is a transverse white-creamy band found on the forewing that runs from the mid-costal margin to the inner angle. The hindwings are dark brown. There are two parallel creamy bands found alongside the dorsal part of the abdomen.

Subspecies

  • Castnius pelasgus pelasgus (Surinam)
  • Castnius pelasgus fulvofasciata (Houlbert, 1917) (Peru, Amazonas)
  • References

    Castnius pelasgus Wikipedia