Carales astur

Carales astur, the astur moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and east to Suriname.[1][2][3]

Astur moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Carales
Species:
C. astur
Binomial name
Carales astur
(Cramer, [1777])
Synonyms
  • Phalaena astur Cramer, [1777]
  • Carales albicans Walker, 1855
  • Halisidota pustulata Packard, 1869
  • Opharus astur cubensis Rothschild, 1909

Subspecies
  • Carales astur astur (Suriname)
  • Carales astur cubensis (Rothschild, 1909) (Cuba)

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Carales Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 19, 2017.
  2. Toulgoët, Hervé de & Navatte, Jocelyne (2000). "Carales astur (Cramer, 1777)". Illustrated Catalogue of the Arctiidae Arctiinae and Pericopinae of French Guyana Found in the Collection of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  3. Moths of Nicaragua


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