Feschaeria
Encyclopedia
Feschaeria is a genus of moths within the Castniidae
family.
Castniidae
Castniidae, or castniid moths, is a small family of moths with less than 200 species: The majority are Neotropical with some in Australia and a few in south-east Asia. These are medium-sized to very large moths, usually with drab, cryptically-marked forewings and brightly coloured hindwings. They...
family.
Selected species
- Feschaeria amycusFeschaeria amycusFeschaeria amycus is a moth in the Castniidae family. It has been recorded from Guyana, Brazil, Venezuela and Tobago.The wingspan is about 70 mm. Adults are greyish brown with an irregular sinuous whitish band running from the mid costal margin to the inner angle of the forewing. There is also a...
(Cramer, [1779]) - Feschaeria meditrinaFeschaeria meditrinaFeschaeria meditrina is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is known from Brazil. It is often treated as a subspecies of Feschaeria amycus....
Hopffer, 1856