Corybantes mathani

Corybantes mathani is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in South America, including Venezuela, Guyana and Peru.

Corybantes mathani
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Castniidae
Genus:
Corybantes
Species:
C. mathani
Binomial name
Corybantes mathani
(Oberthür, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Castnia mathani Oberthür, 1881
  • Castnia atrata Röber, 1931

The wingspan is 110–115 mm. Adults are light brown with a greenish hue. The forewing is crossed by a sinuous greyish band at the discal area. The band runs from the costal margin to the inner angle without touching it. There are also two whitish spots found near the costal margin and a yellowish, smaller spot. The hindwings are light brown with a greenish hue towards the base and anal margin. Here, two rows of yellowish spots with reddish borders are found that run parallel to the external margin.[2]

Subspecies
  • Corybantes mathani mathani (Amazonas)
  • Corybantes mathani atrata (Röber, 1931) (Peru)

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