| Castnia fernandezi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Castniidae |
| Genus: | Castnia |
| Species: | C. fernandezi |
| Binomial name | |
| Castnia fernandezi González, 1992 [1] | |
Castnia fernandezi is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Venezuela (Amazonas State).
The length of the forewings is 38–40 mm. [2]
Castniidae, or castniid moths, is a small family of moths with fewer than 200 species: The majority are Neotropical with some in Australia and a few in south-east Asia. These are medium-sized to very large moths, usually with drab, cryptically marked forewings and brightly coloured hindwings. They have clubbed antennae and are day flying, and are often mistaken for butterflies. Indeed, some previous classification systems placed this family within the butterflies or skippers. The Neotropical species are commonly known as giant butterfly-moths, the Australian and Asian species as sun moths. The larvae are internal feeders, often on roots of epiphytes or on monocotyledons.
Paysandisia archon is a moth of the family Castniidae. It is native to Uruguay and central Argentina and has been accidentally introduced to Europe, where it is spreading rapidly. It is considered the only member of the genus Paysandisia.
Fernandez's sword-nosed bat is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is the smallest species of the Lonchorhina genus. It is endemic to Venezuela. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation. It is threatened by habitat loss. It derives its scientific name from a Venezuelan zoologist, Dr. Alberto Fernandez Badillo, whose research focused on vampire bats, in particular.
Telchin licus, the banana stem borer, is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is native to South America, where it is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas, throughout the Amazon basin in Brazil and Peru. It has also been recorded as an introduced species in Hawaii.
Castnia juturna is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is known from Brazil and Paraguay.
Synpalamides escalantei is a moth of the family Castniidae. It was described by Jacqueline Y. Miller in 1976, and is known from Mexico.
Castnia is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.
Castniomera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Castniidae described by Constant Vincent Houlbert in 1918. Its single species, Castniomera atymnius, commonly known as the giant butterfly-moth, was first described by Johan Wilhelm Dalman in 1824. It is known from Mexico through Central America to Venezuela.
Castnius is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Amauta papilionaris is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Panama.
Eupalamides guyanensis is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is widely distributed in northern South America, from Venezuela to Guyana, Colombia and Brazil (Pará).
Corybantes mathani is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in South America, including Venezuela, Guyana and Peru.
Telchin syphax is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is widely distributed in the Amazon basin in South America.
Castnius pelasgus is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Suriname, Peru and Amazonas.
Castnia invaria is a moth in the family Castniidae. It is found in South America.
Dominickus is an extinct genus of moth in the butterfly-moth family Castniidae containing a single species Dominickus castnioides. The species is known from late Eocene, Priabonian stage, lake deposits near the small community of Guffey in Teller County, Colorado, United States.
Castnia estherae is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Mexico.
Castnia eudesmia is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Chile.
Castnia lecerfi is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Argentina.
Prometheus is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1824
