Castnia eudesmia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Castniidae |
Genus: | Castnia |
Species: | C. eudesmia |
Binomial name | |
Castnia eudesmia Gray, 1838 [1] | |
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Castnia eudesmia is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Chile.
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Eudesmia is a genus of lichen moths in the monotypic subtribe Eudesmiina of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Castnia is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.
Castnia fernandezi is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Venezuela.
Castnia invaria is a moth in the family Castniidae. It is found in South America.
Castnia estherae is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Mexico.
Castnia lecerfi is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Argentina.
Eudesmia arida, the arid eudesmia moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Skinner in 1906. It is found from Arizona to Texas in the United States and in Mexico.
Eudesmia laetifera is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama and Colombia.
Eudesmia major is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Panama.
Eudesmia menea, the lunar eudesmia, is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Drury in 1782. It is found from Brazil and Colombia, through Central America, to the southern United States, where it is found from southern Texas to Florida.
Eudesmia mina is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Bolivia.
Eudesmia monon is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Venezuela.
Eudesmia prusias is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Mexico.
Eudesmia ruficollis is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Edward Donovan in 1798. It is found in Brazil and Argentina.
Eudesmia trisigna is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found in Venezuela.
Eudesmia unicincta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1900. It is found in Colombia.
Eudesmia lunaris is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Colombia.