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Castnia invaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Castnia
Species:	C. invaria
Binomial name
Castnia invaria Walker, 1854
Synonyms
Castnia penelope Schaufuss, 1870 Castnia eudelechia Druce, 1893 Castnia icaroides Houlbert, 1917 Castnia jordani Houlbert, 1917 Castnia (Elina) icarus penelope ab. endelechiodes Rothschild, 1919 Castnia minerva Krüger, 1926 Castnia icarus dividuus Röber, 1928 Castnia (Elvina) icarus f. hoehni Jörgensen, 1930 Castnia icarus patquiensis Breyer, 1943 Castnia icarus trinitatis Lathy, 1925 Castnia invaria volitans Lamas, 1995 Papilio icarus Cramer, Castnia f. paraguayensis Strand, 1913 Castnia juturna paraguayensis

Castnia invaria is a moth in the family Castniidae. It is found in South America.

The length of the forewings is 62–80 mm.

The larvae feed on Ananas species (including Ananas comosus) and wild terrestrial Bromeliaceae species.

Subspecies

• Castnia invaria invaria (Brazil: Rio de Janeiro)
• Castnia invaria penelope Schaufuss, 1870 (Amazon basin, Orinoco Basin, from Venezuela and the Guianas to Paraguay, Chile and Argentina)
• Castnia invaria trinitatis Lathy, 1925 (Trinidad)
• Castnia invaria volitans Lamas, 1995 (Surinam, Venezuela, eastern Colombia)

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Castnia invaria Walker, 1854". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
2. A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Paraguay
3. "Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) From Venezuela. V: Castnia Fabricius and Telchin Hübner". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
4. The Castniid Palm Borer, Paysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1880), in Europe: Comparative biology, pest status and possible control methods (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine

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