| Castnia lecerfi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Castniidae |
| Genus: | Castnia |
| Species: | C. lecerfi |
| Binomial name | |
| Castnia lecerfi Dalla Torre, 1913 [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Castnia lecerfi is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Argentina.
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.
Liphyra is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It was first described by John O. Westwood in 1864. The larvae are predatory and feed on ant larvae. They are among the largest species of lycaenid butterflies. There are several species in the genus which are found in Asia and Australia. In the genus Liphyra, the antenna tapers gradually.
Papilio constantinus, the Constantine's swallowtail, is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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.
Castnius is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Epiphora is a genus of large moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was first described by Wallengren in 1860. They are native to Sub-Saharan Africa.
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 eudesmia is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Chile.
Charaxes lecerfi, the Le Cerf's white charaxes, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and possibly southern Nigeria. The habitat consists of evergreen forests. It is a local and rare species.
Eupithecia deverrata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from Morocco to Lebanon.
Zeuzeropecten is a genus of moths of the family Cossidae.
Tragocephala is a genus of flat-faced longhorn beetles belonging to the family Cerambycidae.
Zeuzeropecten lecerfi is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found on Madagascar.
Dodona deodata or Broad-banded Punch, is a small but striking butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the family Riodinidae. It was first described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1876.
