Haemonides cronis

Haemonides cronis is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Mexico, Trinidad, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil and Peru.

Haemonides cronis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Castniidae
Genus:
Haemonides
Species:
H. cronis
Binomial name
Haemonides cronis
(Cramer, [1775])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio cronis Cramer, [1775]
  • Castnia cronissa Godart, [1824]
  • Castnia var. corningii H. Edwards, 1891
  • Castnia lutea Houlbert, 1917
  • Haemonides urichi Lathy, 1923

Adults have been recorded feeding on flowers of Warszewiczia coccinea.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Bombacopsis quinata.[3]

Subspecies
  • Haemonides cronis cronis (Suriname, French Guiana, Mexico, Trinidad)
  • Haemonides cronis emiliae (Fassl, 1921) (Brazil)
  • Haemonides cronis odila (Houlbert, 1917) (Peru)

References
  1. "Haemonides Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad and Tobago
  3. Bombacopsis quinata species info


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