Castniomera

Castniomera
Castniomera atymnius futilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Castniomera Houlbert, 1918
Binomial name
Castniomera atymnius (Dalman, 1824)
Synonyms
Castnia atymnius Dalman, 1824 Castnia spixii Perty, 1833 Castniomera joiceyi Lathy, 1923 Castnia drucei Schaus, 1911 Castnia ecuadorensis Houlbert, 1917 Castnia futilis Walker, 1856 Castnia salasia Boisduval, [1875] Castnia humboldti Boisduval, [1875] Castnia affinis Houlbert, 1917 Castnia newmanni Houlbert, 1917

Castniomera is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Houlbert in 1918, and contains the single species Castniomera atymnius.^[1] It is known from Venezuela.

The larvae feed on Musaceae species.^[2]

Subspecies

• Castniomera atymnius atymnius (eastern Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia)
• Castniomera atymnius drucei (Schaus, 1911) (Colombia, Costa Rica)
• Castniomera atymnius ecuadorensis (Houlbert, 1917) (Ecuador)
• Castniomera atymnius futilis (Walker, 1856) (Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, Panama)
• Castniomera atymnius humboldti (Boisduval, [1875]) (Colombia)
• Castniomera atymnius immaculata (Lathy, 1922) (French Guiana)
• Castniomera atymnius newmanni (Houlbert, 1917) (Panama to Colombia, Venezuela)

References

1. "''Castniomera'' at funet.fi". Nic.funet.fi. 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
2. "A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad and Tobago" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.