''Castilia'' is a genus of
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
of the family
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species ha ...
found from Mexico to South America.
["''Castilia'' Higgins, 1981"]
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Species
Listed alphabetically:
[Glassberg, J. (2007) ''A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America'', Sunstreak Books, pp. 86-87.]
* '' Castilia angusta'' (Hewitson, 1868) – angusta crescent
* '' Castilia castilla'' (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
* '' Castilia chiapaensis'' (Beutelspacher, 1990) – Chiapas crescent
* '' Castilia chinantlensis'' (de la Maza, 1978) – Chinantlan crescent, pie-slice crescent
* '' Castilia eranites'' (Hewitson, 1857) – smudged crescent
* '' Castilia fulgora'' (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
* '' Castilia griseobasalis'' (Röber, 1913) – gray-based crescent
* '' Castilia guaya'' (Hall, 1929)
* '' Castilia myia'' (Hewitson, 1864) – Mayan crescent
* '' Castilia neria'' (Hewitson, 1869)
* '' Castilia ofella'' (Hewitson, 1864) – white-dotted crescent
* '' Castilia perilla'' (Hewitson, 1852)
* '' Castilia nortbrundii'' (Weeks, 1901)
References
External links
Images representing ''Castilia''
at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
The Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) was an international initiative dedicated to supporting the development of DNA barcoding as a global standard for species identification. CBOL's Secretariat Office is hosted by the National Museum of ...
Melitaeini
Nymphalidae of South America
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Robert P. Higgins
Butterflies of Central America
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