Imara pallasia (original) (raw)

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Species of moth

Imara pallasia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Imara
Species: I. pallasia
Binomial name
Imara pallasia(Eschscholtz, 1821)[1]
Synonyms
Castnia pallasia Eschscholtz, 1821 Castnia brecourt Godart, [1824] Castnia ardalus Dalman, 1824 Castnia f. lativittata Strand, 1913 Castnia f. umbratula Strand, 1913 Castnia var. nigrescens Houlbert, 1918

Imara pallasia is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in south-eastern Brazil. It is found along cloud forests.

Adults have been observed hill-topping with several Morpho and Nymphalidae species. It is thought to be a mimic of Parides ascanius.[2]

  1. ^ Imara at funet
  2. ^ The Castniinae at the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)