Telchin
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Telchin is a genus of moths
within the family Castniidae
.
Castniomera atymnius is sometimes included in the Telchin genus.
Moths
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within the family Castniidae
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...
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Species
- Telchin licusTelchin licusThe Banana Stem Borer is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is native to South America, where it is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas, throughout the Amazon basin in Brasil and Peru. It has also been recorded as an introduced species in Hawaii.The length of the forewings is 64-80 mm....
(Drury, 1773) - Telchin syphaxTelchin syphaxTelchin syphax is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is widely distributed inthe Amazon basin in South America.The wingspan is 100-130 mm. Adults are very dark brown. There is a slightly sinuous white band on the forewing that crosses the discal cell from the costal margin to the inner angle....
(Fabricius, 1775)
Castniomera atymnius is sometimes included in the Telchin genus.