Telchin atymnius

Telchin atymnius

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae

Castniomera is a monotypic genus of moths 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. It is known from Mexico through Central America to Venezuela.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 8Mexico · 1United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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Telchin atymnius

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