Castnia invaria
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Castniidae |
| Genus: | Castnia |
| Species: | C. invaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Castnia invaria | |
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Castnia invaria is a moth in the family Castniidae. It is found in South America.
The length of the forewings is 62–80 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Ananas species (including Ananas comosus) and wild terrestrial Bromeliaceae species.[4]
Subspecies
[edit]- Castnia invaria invaria (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
- Castnia invaria penelope Schaufuss, 1870 (Amazon basin, Orinoco Basin, from Venezuela and the Guianas to Paraguay, Chile and Argentina)
- Castnia invaria trinitatis Lathy, 1925 (Trinidad)
- Castnia invaria volitans Lamas, 1995 (Surinam, Venezuela, eastern Colombia)
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku. "Castnia invaria Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- ^ A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Paraguay
- ^ "Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) From Venezuela. V: Castnia Fabricius and Telchin Hübner". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ^ The Castniid Palm Borer, Paysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1880), in Europe: Comparative biology, pest status and possible control methods (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine