Castnius pelasgus

Castnius pelasgus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Castnius
Species: C. pelasgus
Binomial name
Castnius pelasgus
(Cramer, [1779])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio pelasgus Cramer, [1779]
  • Castnia unifasciata R. Felder, 1874
  • Castnia fulvofasciata Houlbert, 1917

Castnius pelasgus is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Surinam, Peru and Amazonas.

The wingspan is about 60 mm. Adults are very dark brown. There is a transverse white-creamy band found on the forewing that runs from the mid-costal margin to the inner angle. The hindwings are dark brown. There are two parallel creamy bands found alongside the dorsal part of the abdomen.[2]

Subspecies

References

  1. ↑ Castnius at funet
  2. ↑ Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Venezuela. III: Genera represented by only one known species. Diagnosis and comments
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