Casandria xylinoides

Casandria xylinoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Casandria
Species:	C. xylinoides
Binomial name
	Casandria xylinoides; Schaus, 1894
Synonyms
	Acanthodica xylinoides;

Last updated November 12, 2025

Casandria xylinoides is a moth of the family Erebidae.^[1] It is found in Ecuador and Argentina.^[2] It is a pollinator of the Argentine saguaro's nighttime flowers.^[3]

References

↑ "Lepindex Home | Natural History Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-11.
↑ Becker, Vitor O. (2022-12-30). "The taxonomic position of the Neotropical genus Casandria Walker, 1857, with new synonymies and combinations (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Catocalinae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50 (200): 749–754. doi:10.57065/shilap.268. ISSN 2340-4078.
↑ Ortega‐Baes, P.; Saravia, M.; Sühring, S.; Godínez‐Alvarez, H.; Zamar, M. (January 2011). "Reproductive biology of Echinopsis terscheckii (Cactaceae): the role of nocturnal and diurnal pollinators". Plant Biology. 13 (s1). doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00332.x.

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[1] "Lepindex Home | Natural History Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-11.

[2] Becker, Vitor O. (2022-12-30). "The taxonomic position of the Neotropical genus Casandria Walker, 1857, with new synonymies and combinations (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Catocalinae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 50 (200): 749–754. doi:10.57065/shilap.268. ISSN 2340-4078.

[3] Ortega‐Baes, P.; Saravia, M.; Sühring, S.; Godínez‐Alvarez, H.; Zamar, M. (January 2011). "Reproductive biology of Echinopsis terscheckii (Cactaceae): the role of nocturnal and diurnal pollinators". Plant Biology. 13 (s1). doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00332.x.

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