Athis palatinus

Athis palatinus is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil[2] (including Trinidad, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador and southern Colombia).

Athis palatinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Castniidae
Genus:
Athis
Species:
A. palatinus
Binomial name
Athis palatinus
(Cramer, [1777])[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio palatinus Cramer, [1777]
  • Castnia palatinus
  • Aciloa pallida Lathy, 1922
  • Aciloa ferruginosa Lathy, 1922
  • Castnia palatinoides Houlbert, 1917
  • Castnia staudingeri Druce, 1896

The length of the forewings is 35–50 mm. The forewings are light brown dorsally with lighter areas that accent a darker wing base and a faint Y-shaped band that extends from the costal margin, into the subapical area, becoming slightly wider near the anal margin. There is a dark spot on the apex of the discal cell and toward the costal margin. There are one or two small hyaline (glass-like) round spots found in the sub apical area. The hindwings are yellowish brown, but dark brown at the base and yellowish at the costal and anal margins.[3]

Adults have been observed feeding at flowers of Warszewiczia coccinea.

Subspecies
  • Athis palatinus palatinus (Surinam, Trinidad)
  • Athis palatinus ferruginosa (Lathy, 1922) (Peru)
  • Athis palatinus palatinoides (Houlbert, 1917) (Peru)
  • Athis palatinus staudingeri (Druce, 1896) (Panama)

References
  1. Athis at funet
  2. A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Trinidad and Tobago
  3. Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Venezuela. VI. The genus Athis. Diagnosis and Comments Archived October 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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