''Catharylla'' is a
genus
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of
moth
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s of the family
Crambidae
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. It has
Neotropical
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Definition
In bi ...
distribution from Costa Rica to southern Brazil.
Species
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Catharylla bijuga''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla chelicerata''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla coronata''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla gigantea''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla mayrabonillae''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla paulella''
Schaus, 1922
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Catharylla serrabonita''
T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla tenellus''
(Zeller, 1839)
Former species
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Catharylla contiguella''
Zeller, 1872 (moved to ''
Argyria
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'')
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Catharylla interrupta''
Zeller, 1866 (moved to ''Argyria'')
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Catharylla sericina''
(Zeller, 1881) (moved to ''Argyria'')
References
Argyriini
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller
Taxa described in 1863
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