Castnia invaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Castniidae
Genus:
Castnia
Species:
C. invaria
Binomial name
Castnia invaria
Walker, 1854[1]
Synonyms
  • Castnia penelope Schaufuss, 1870
  • Castnia eudelechia Druce, 1893
  • Castnia icaroides Houlbert, 1917
  • Castnia jordani Houlbert, 1917
  • Castnia (Elina) icarus penelope ab. endelechiodes Rothschild, 1919
  • Castnia minerva Krüger, 1926
  • Castnia icarus dividuus Röber, 1928
  • Castnia (Elvina[sic]) icarus f. hoehni Jörgensen, 1930
  • Castnia icarus patquiensis Breyer, 1943
  • Castnia icarus trinitatis Lathy, 1925
  • Castnia invaria volitans Lamas, 1995
  • Papilio icarus Cramer, [1775]
  • Castnia f. paraguayensis Strand, 1913
  • Castnia juturna paraguayensis[2]

Castnia invaria is a moth in the family Castniidae. It is found in South America.

The length of the forewings is 62–80 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Ananas species (including Ananas comosus) and wild terrestrial Bromeliaceae species.[4]

Subspecies

  • Castnia invaria invaria (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
  • Castnia invaria penelope Schaufuss, 1870 (Amazon basin, Orinoco Basin, from Venezuela and the Guianas to Paraguay, Chile and Argentina)
  • Castnia invaria trinitatis Lathy, 1925 (Trinidad)
  • Castnia invaria volitans Lamas, 1995 (Surinam, Venezuela, eastern Colombia)

References

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  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Castnia invaria Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Paraguay
  3. ↑ "Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) From Venezuela. V: Castnia Fabricius and Telchin Hübner". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  4. ↑ The Castniid Palm Borer, Paysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1880), in Europe: Comparative biology, pest status and possible control methods (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine


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