Biology:Castnius pelasgus

Short description: Species of moth

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])
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 Suriname, 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.

Subspecies

• Castnius pelasgus pelasgus (Surinam)
• Castnius pelasgus fulvofasciata (Houlbert, 1917) (Peru, Amazonas)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3164469 entry