''Carales astur'', the astur moth, is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

. It was described by

Pieter Cramer Pieter Cramer (21 May 1721 (baptized) – 28 September 1776), was a wealthy Dutch merchant in linen and Spanish wool, remembered as an entomologist. Cramer was the director of the Zealand Society, a scientific society located in Flushing, and a mem ...

in 1777. It is found from Mexico to Bolivia and east to Suriname.''Moths of Nicaragua''
/ref>

Subspecies

*''Carales astur astur'' (Suriname) *''Carales astur cubensis'' (Rothschild, 1909) (Cuba)

References

Phaegopterina Moths of North America Moths of Central America Moths of South America Moths described in 1777 {{Phaegopterina-stub