Castilia (butterfly) explained
Castilia is a genus of butterflies of the family Nymphalidae found from Mexico to South America.[1]
Species
Listed alphabetically:[1] [2]
- Castilia angusta (Hewitson, 1868) – angusta crescent
- Castilia castilla (C. & R. Felder, 1862)
- Castilia chiapaensis (Beutelspacher, 1990) – Chiapas crescent
- Castilia chinantlensis (de la Maza, 1978) – Chinantlan crescent, pie-slice crescent
- Castilia eranites (Hewitson, 1857) – smudged crescent
- Castilia fulgora (Godman & Salvin, 1878)
- Castilia griseobasalis (Röber, 1913) – gray-based crescent
- Castilia guaya (Hall, 1929)
- Castilia myia (Hewitson, 1864) – Mayan crescent
- Castilia neria (Hewitson, 1869)
- Castilia ofella (Hewitson, 1864) – white-dotted crescent
- Castilia perilla (Hewitson, 1852)
- Castilia nortbrundii (Weeks, 1901)
External links
Notes and References
- http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/castilia/ "Castilia Higgins, 1981"
- Glassberg, J. (2007) A Swift Guide to the Butterflies of Mexico and Central America, Sunstreak Books, pp. 86-87.
