Telchin evalthe viryi (Boisduval, [1875])

Berghe, Eric Den, 2020, Synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) from Honduras and Nicaragua, Central America, Zootaxa 4895 (2), pp. 272-284 : 276

Telchin evalthe viryi (Boisduval, [1875])

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Castnia viryi Boisduval, [1875] , Mexico

Castnia evalthe var. δ; Westwood, 1877:181 [ Mexico, Nicaragua ( Castnia Viryi Boisduval , p. 515, pl. 11, fig 3)] [This is Xanthocastnia evalthe viryi ( Boisduval, 1875) described from Mexico] [The ssp. Castnia evalthe var. flexifasciata Houlbert, 1917 was described from “ Honduras ” as type locality; it was placed as a synonym of Xanthocastnia evalthe wagneri ( Buchecker, 1880) which is distributed mainly in Colombia].

Xanthocastnia viryi intermedia, Chacón & Montero, 2007 : pl 24.

Originally described from Mexico, it is larger than the typical T. evalthe . Telchin evalthe viryi cannot be confused with the latter since it has only one cream band in the fore wings ( Boisduval [1875]). Unfortunately, it is quite rare (could it be just a local variation?), and we only know a few specimens (González et al. 2010).

Material examined: HONDURAS: 1 Ƌ, Castnia viryi Bdl –Staudinger, 1894, 9959, Seitz. Strecker Colln. 25 651, FMNH-INS 0000 041 533 ( FMNH); 1 Ƌ, Truxillo distr., F.C. Nicholas ( AMNH);

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FIGURE 1: Giant butterfly-moths (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Honduras and Nicaragua. A. Ƌ, Telchin cacica procera (Boisduval, [1875]), Morazán, Honduras (UNAH, Honduras); B. Ƌ, Telchin atymnius drucei (Schaus, 1911), Honduras (Streck- er Collection, FMNH, Chicago, USA); C. ♀, Telchin atymnius futilis (Walker, 1856), Atlántida, Honduras (CURLA, Honduras); D. Ƌ, Telchin evalthe viryi (Boisduval, [1875]), Honduras (Strecker Collection, FMNH, Chicago, USA); E. Ƌ, Telchin diva diva (Butler, 1870), Carazo, Nicaragua (MEL, Nicaragua); F. Ƌ, Telchin licus microsticta (Rothschild, 1919), Atlántida, Honduras (CURLA); G. Ƌ, (Type), Athis inca inca Walker, 1854, Honduras (NHMUK, London); H. Ƌ, Athis clitarcha (Westwood, 1877), Atlántida, Honduras (CURLA); I. ♀, Prometheus zagraea salvina (Westwood, 1877), Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua (EVDB). Scale: 10 mm.