Synpalamides phalaris

Synpalamides phalaris is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is commonly known from southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, but has also been recorded from northern Argentina and Trinidad.

Synpalamides phalaris
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Synpalamides
Species:
S. phalaris
Binomial name
Synpalamides phalaris
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Papilio phalaris Fabricius, 1793
  • Synpalamides mimon Hübner, [1823]
  • Castnia mygdon Dalman, 1824
  • Castnia subvaria Walker, 1854
  • Castnia dionaea Hopffer, 1856
  • Synpalamides dionaea
  • Castnia albofasciata Schaufuss, 1870
  • Castnia argus Boisduval, [1875]
  • Castnia klugii Boisduval, [1875]
  • Castnia musarum Westwood, 1877
  • Castnia sora Druce, 1896
  • Castnia subvaria f. subvariana Strand, 1913
  • Sympalamides mimon var. lombardi Houlbert, 1918
  • Castnia signata Talbot & Prout, 1919
  • Castnia argus

The larvae feed on Guzmania and Bromelia species.[1]

References
  1. A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad and Tobago


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