''Catharylla'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 of the family
Crambidae
Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...
. It has
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In biogeogra ...
distribution from Costa Rica to southern Brazil.
Species
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Catharylla bijuga''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla chelicerata''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla coronata''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla gigantea''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla mayrabonillae''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla paulella''
Schaus, 1922
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Catharylla serrabonita''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla tenellus''
(Zeller, 1839)
Former species
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Catharylla contiguella''
Zeller, 1872 (see ''
Argyria
Argyria or argyrosis is a condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or silver dust. The most dramatic symptom of argyria is that the skin turns blue or blue-gray, and is usually most prominent in sun-ex ...
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Catharylla interrupta''
Zeller, 1866 (see ''
Argyria
Argyria or argyrosis is a condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or silver dust. The most dramatic symptom of argyria is that the skin turns blue or blue-gray, and is usually most prominent in sun-ex ...
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Catharylla sericina''
(Zeller, 1881) (see ''
Argyria
Argyria or argyrosis is a condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or silver dust. The most dramatic symptom of argyria is that the skin turns blue or blue-gray, and is usually most prominent in sun-ex ...
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References
Argyriini
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller
Taxa described in 1863
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