Xanthocastnia

Xanthocastnia is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae containing only one species, Xanthocastnia evalthe, which is widespread in the Neotropical realm, ranging from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.[2]

Xanthocastnia
Xanthocastnia evalthe in MHNT (back)
Xanthocastnia evalthe in MHNT (front)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Xanthocastnia Houlbert, 1918[1]
Species:	X. evalthe
Binomial name
Xanthocastnia evalthe (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
Genus: Euphrosyne Buchecker, [1876] Species: Papilio evalthe Fabricius, 1775 Papilio dardanus Cramer, [1775] Castnia evaltheformis Houlbert, 1917 Castnia euphrosyne Perty, [1833] Euphrosyne pertyi Buchecker, [1876] Castnia euphrosyne anerythra Rothschild, 1919 Castnia evalthoides Strand, 1913 Castnia quadrata Rothschild, 1919 Castnia vicina Houlbert, 1917 Castnia vicinoides Hopp, 1925 Castnia viryi Boisduval, [1875] Corybanthes wagneri Buchecker, [1880] Castnia evalthonida Houlbert, 1917 Castnia evalthonida var. flexifasciata Houlbert, 1917

Adults are day-flying.

Subspecies

• Xanthocastnia evalthe evalthe (Suriname)
• Xanthocastnia evalthe cuyabensis Lathy, 1922 (Brazil)
• Xanthocastnia evalthe euphrosyne (Perty, 1833) (Brazil)
• Xanthocastnia evalthe evalthoides (Strand, 1913) (Bolivia)
• Xanthocastnia evalthe quadrata (Rothschild, 1919) (Peru)
• Xanthocastnia evalthe vicina (Houlbert, 1917) (Ecuador)
• Xanthocastnia evalthe vicinoides (Hopp, 1925) (Colombia)
• Xanthocastnia evalthe viryi (Boisduval, [1875]) (Mexico)
• Xanthocastnia evalthe wagneri (Buchecker, [1880]) (Colombia)
• Xanthocastnia evalthe tica Lamas, 1995 (Costa Rica)

References

1. Xanthocastnia at funet.fi.
2. A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad and Tobago

External links

• Media related to Xanthocastnia at Wikimedia Commons