Castniidae
Family of moths
Giant butterfly-moths and sun moths | |
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Paysandisia archon | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Cossoidea |
Family: |
Castniidae
Boisduval , 1828 |
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Castniidae , or castniid moths , is a small family of moths with fewer than 200 species: The majority are Neotropical with some in Australia and a few in south-east Asia . These are medium-sized to very large moths, usually with drab, cryptically-marked forewings and brightly coloured hindwings. They have clubbed antennae and are day flying, and are often mistaken for butterflies . Indeed, some previous classification systems placed this family within the butterflies or skippers . The Neotropical species are commonly known as giant butterfly-moths , the Australian and Asian species as sun moths . The larvae are internal feeders, often on roots of epiphytes or on monocotyledons . [1]
Taxonomy
Subfamily Castniinae
- Tribe Castniini
- Tribe Gazerini
- Tribe Synemonini
Subfamily Tascininae
Subfamily incertae sedis
References
- ↑ Edwards, Edward D.; Gentili, Patricia; Horak, Marianne; Kristensen, Niels P.; Nielsen, Ebbe S. (1998). "11. The Cossoid/Sesioid Assemblage". Band 4: Arthropoda, 2 Hälfte: Insecta, Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies, Teilband/Part 35, Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography . doi : 10.1515/9783110804744.181 . ISBN 9783110804744 . 184-188).
- Edwards, Edward D.; Gentili, Patricia; Horak, Marianne; Kristensen, Niels P.; Nielsen, Ebbe S. (1998). "11. The Cossoid/Sesioid Assemblage". Band 4: Arthropoda, 2 Hälfte: Insecta, Lepidoptera, Moths and Butterflies, Teilband/Part 35, Volume 1: Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography . doi : 10.1515/9783110804744.181 . ISBN 9783110804744 .
External links
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus list
- Tree of Life
- Australian Moths Online
- Sun Moths
- Australian Castniidae
- Castniidae Images
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