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''Castrica'' is a genus of
moths 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 ...
in 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'') ...
. The genus was erected by William Schaus in 1896.


Species

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Castrica phalaenoides ''Castrica phalaenoides'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of C ...
'' (Drury, 1773) *''
Castrica sordidior ''Castrica phalaenoides'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Dru Drury in 1773. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of C ...
'' Rothschild, 1909


References

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