Biology:Castrica phalaenoides

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Short description: Species of moth

Castrica phalaenoides
Castrica phalaenoides.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Castrica
Species:
C. phalaenoides
Binomial name
Castrica phalaenoides
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx phalaenoides Drury, 1773
  • Castrica oweni Schaus, 1896

Castrica phalaenoides is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Brazil , French Guiana, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador and Trinidad.[1][2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13456946 entry