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Xanthocastnia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Castniidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Species
  
X. evalthe

Rank
  
Genus

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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 ecozone, ranging from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.

Adults are day-flying.

Subspecies

  • 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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