''Castnia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s within the family
Castniidae
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 ma ...
. It was described by
Johan Christian Fabricius
Johann Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is co ...
in 1807.
Species
* ''
Castnia estherae''
Miller, 1976
* ''
Castnia eudesmia''
Gray, 1838
* ''
Castnia fernandezi''
González, 1992
* ''
Castnia invaria''
Walker, 1854
* ''
Castnia juturna''
Hopffer, 1856
* ''
Castnia lecerfi''
Dalla Torre, 1913
References
Castniidae
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