Imara satrapes

Imara satrapes is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Imara satrapes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Castniidae
Genus:
Imara
Species:
I. satrapes
Binomial name
Imara satrapes
(Kollar, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Castnia satrapes Kollar, 1839
  • Castnia catharina Preiss, 1899
  • Castnia satrapes f. aberrans Strand, 1913
  • Castnia satrapes f. rufimaculata Strand, 1913
  • Castnia satrapes f. sapucaya Jörgensen, 1930
  • Castnia satrapes insolita Schweizer & Kay, 1941
  • Imara satrapes catharina (Preiss, 1899)

The wingspan is about 75 mm.[2]

Subspecies

Imara satrapes catharina (Preiss, 1899) from Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay was formerly considered a distinct subspecies, but was placed as a synonym of Imara satrapes in 2011.[3]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Imara satrapes.
  1. Imara at funet
  2. Butterflies & Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species
  3. A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Paraguay

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