Biology:Synpalamides phalaris

Short description: Species of moth

{{Taxobox | image = Synpalamides_dionaea.jpg | image_caption = | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Insecta | ordo = Lepidoptera | familia = Castniidae | genus = Synpalamides | species = S. phalaris | binomial = Synpalamides phalaris | binomial_authority = (Fabricius, 1793) | synonyms =

• Papilio phalaris Fabricius, 1793
• Synpalamides mimon Hübner, [1823]
• Castnia mygdon Dalman, 1824
• Castnia subvaria Walker, 1854
• Castnia dionaea Hopffer, 1856
• Synpalamides dionaea
• Castnia albofasciata Schaufuss, 1870
• Castnia argus Boisduval, [1875]
• Castnia klugii Boisduval, [1875]
• Castnia musarum Westwood, 1877
• Castnia sora Druce, 1896
• Castnia subvaria f. subvariana Strand, 1913
• Sympalamides mimon var. lombardi Houlbert, 1918
• Castnia signata Talbot & Prout, 1919
• Castnia argus

Synpalamides phalaris is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is commonly known from southern Brazil , Uruguay and Paraguay, but has also been recorded from northern Argentina and Trinidad.

The larvae feed on Guzmania and Bromelia species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1312555 entry