Castnius

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Cossoidea

Familia: Castniidae
Subfamilia: Castniinae
Tribus: Gazerini
Genus: Castnius
Species: C. marcus – C. pelasgus
Name

Castnius Hübner, 1819
Synonyms

Nasca Houlbert, 1918
Enicospila Houlbert, 1918
Enicopspila J.Y.Miller, 1995, misspelling.

References

Lamas, G., 1995, Revista Peruana de Entomologia 37: 73–87. [1]{{}}

Castnius is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]
Species

Castnius marcus (Jordan, 1908)
Castnius pelasgus (Cramer, [1779])
Castnius asteropoides Porion, 2004

References

Markku Savela (2005-09-24). "Castnia". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 2011-12-16.