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

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

External links

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