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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.
The Satyrini is one of the tribes of the subfamily Satyrinae. It includes about 2200 species and is therefore the largest tribe in the subfamily which comprises 2500 species.
Josia is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
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.
Athis is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Corybantes is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Castnius is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Zegara zagraea is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is found in Central America and northern South America.
Haemonides is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae.
Insigniocastnia is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae containing only one species, Insigniocastnia taisae, which is found in Ecuador.
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.
Corybantes pylades is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Suriname, Brazil (Amazonas) and French Guiana.
Corybantes veraguana is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Panama, Colombia and Ecuador.
Zegara personata is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
Mirocastnia smalli is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Panama. The habitat consists of a forest with Colpothrinax cookii palms, several moss covered trees and Bromeliaceae species.
Mirocastnia canis is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Peru.
Haemonides candida is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Peru and Guyana.
Haemonides cronida is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
Haemonides cronis is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Mexico, Trinidad, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil and Peru.
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