Zegara zagraea

Zegara zagraea is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is found in Central America and northern South America.

Zegara zagraea
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Castniidae
Genus:
Zegara
Species:
Z. zagraea
Binomial name
Zegara zagraea
(Felder, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Castnia zagraea Felder, 1874
  • Gazera columbina Boisduval, [1875]
  • Castnia cycna Westwood, 1877
  • Castnia cycna var. minor Westwood, 1877
  • Doubldaya zagraeus Buchecker, [1876]
  • Gazera zagraeoides Houlbert, 1917
  • Castnia salvina Westwood, 1877
  • Castnia carilla Schaus, 1911
  • Castnia (Doubledaya) columbina panamensis Talbot, 1929

The larvae possibly feed on Aechmea magdalenae.[2]

Subspecies
  • Zegara zagraea zagraea (Panama, Colombia)
  • Zegara zagraea salvina (Westwood, 1877) (Panama, Costa Rica)

References
  1. Zegara at funet
  2. Osservazioni su alcuni taxa dei generi: Corybantes Hübner, 1819, Athis Hübner, 1819, Zegara Oiticica, 1955, Mirocastnia Miller, 1980 e Insigniocastnia Miller, 2007 (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)


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