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Mirocastnia pyrrhopygoides

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Mirocastnia pyrrhopygoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Castniidae
Genus:
Mirocastnia
Species:
M. pyrrhopygoides
Binomial name
Mirocastnia pyrrhopygoides
(Houlbert, 1917)[1]
Synonyms
  • Castnia pyrrhopygoides Houlbert, 1917
  • Castnia subcoerulea Rothschild, 1919

Mirocastnia pyrrhopygoides is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia.[2]

The length of the forewings is 26.6-34.5 mm for males and about 29 mm for females.[3] They mimic Pythonides limaea.

References

  1. ^ Mirocastnia at funet
  2. ^ Osservazioni su alcuni taxa dei generi: Corybantes Hübner, 1819, Athis Hübner, 1819, Zegara Oiticica, 1955, Mirocastnia Miller, 1980 e Insigniocastnia Miller, 2007 (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)
  3. ^ Studies in the Castniidae - III Mirocastnia
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