Telchin syphax

Telchin syphax is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is widely distributed in the Amazon basin in South America.

Telchin syphax
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Telchin
Species:
T. syphax
Binomial name
Telchin syphax
(Fabricius, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio syphax Fabricius, 1775
  • Erythrocastnia syphax
  • Papilio harmodius Cramer, [1779]
  • Castnia pirrha Dalla Torre, 1913
  • Erythrocastnia syphax ab. interrupta Lathy, 1922

The wingspan is 100–130 mm.[2]

Subspecies
  • Telchin syphax syphax (Surinam, the Guianas, Venezuela, Trinidad)
  • Telchin syphax completa (Lathy, 1922) (Brazil)

References
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  1. Telchin at funet
  2. Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Venezuela. III: Genera represented by only one known species. Diagnosis and comments Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine


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