Castnius pelasgus

Castnius pelasgus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Castnius
Species:	C. pelasgus
Binomial name
	Castnius pelasgus; (Cramer, [1779])[1]
Synonyms
	Papilio pelasgus Cramer, [1779]; Castnia unifasciata R. Felder, 1874; Castnia fulvofasciata Houlbert, 1917;

Castnius pelasgus is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Surinam, Peru and Amazonas.

The wingspan is about 60 mm. Adults are very dark brown. There is a transverse white-creamy band found on the forewing that runs from the mid-costal margin to the inner angle. The hindwings are dark brown. There are two parallel creamy bands found alongside the dorsal part of the abdomen.[2]

Subspecies

Castnius pelasgus pelasgus (Surinam)
Castnius pelasgus fulvofasciata (Houlbert, 1917) (Peru, Amazonas)

References

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[1] Castnius at funet

[2] Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Venezuela. III: Genera represented by only one known species. Diagnosis and comments Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine