Imara satrapes

Imara satrapes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Imara
Species: I. satrapes
Binomial name
Imara satrapes
(Kollar, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Castnia satrapes Kollar, 1839
  • Castnia catharina Preiss, 1899
  • Castnia satrapes f. aberrans Strand, 1913
  • Castnia satrapes f. rufimaculata Strand, 1913
  • Castnia satrapes f. sapucaya Jörgensen, 1930
  • Castnia satrapes insolita Schweizer & Kay, 1941
  • Imara satrapes catharina (Preiss, 1899)

Imara satrapes is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

The wingspan is about 75 mm.[2]

Subspecies

Imara satrapes catharina (Preiss, 1899) from Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay was formerly considered a distinct subspecies, but was placed as a synonym of Imara satrapes in 2011.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Imara at funet
  2. ↑ Butterflies & Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species
  3. ↑ A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Paraguay
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