Castniomera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Castniidae described by Constant Vincent Houlbert in 1918. Its single species, Castniomera atymnius, commonly known as the giant butterfly-moth, was first described by Johan Wilhelm Dalman in 1824.[1] It is known from Mexico through Central America to Venezuela.
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| C. atymnius drucei in Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Castniidae |
| Genus: | Castniomera Houlbert, 1918 |
| Species: | C. atymnius
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| Binomial name | |
| Castniomera atymnius (Dalman, 1824)
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List
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Subspecies edit
The following subspecies are recognised:
- Castniomera atymnius atymnius (Dalman, 1824) - eastern Brazil, French Guiana, Colombia
- Castniomera atymnius drucei (Schaus, 1911) - Colombia, Costa Rica
- Castniomera atymnius ecuadorensis (Houlbert, 1917) - Ecuador
- Castniomera atymnius futilis (Walker, 1856) - Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, Panama
- Castniomera atymnius humboldti (Boisduval, [1875]) - Colombia
- Castniomera atymnius immaculata (Lathy, 1922) - French Guiana
- Castniomera atymnius newmanni (Houlbert, 1917) - Panama to Colombia, Venezuela
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Castniomera Houlbert, 1918". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ^ "A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad and Tobago" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-16.