Synpalamides phalaris

Synpalamides phalaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Synpalamides
Species:	S. phalaris
Binomial name
Synpalamides phalaris (Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
Papilio phalaris Fabricius, 1793 Synpalamides mimon Hübner, [1823] Castnia mygdon Dalman, 1824 Castnia subvaria Walker, 1854 Castnia dionaea Hopffer, 1856 Synpalamides dionaea Castnia albofasciata Schaufuss, 1870 Castnia argus Boisduval, [1875] Castnia klugii Boisduval, [1875] Castnia musarum Westwood, 1877 Castnia sora Druce, 1896 Castnia subvaria f. subvariana Strand, 1913 Sympalamides mimon var. lombardi Houlbert, 1918 Castnia signata Talbot & Prout, 1919 Castnia argus

Synpalamides phalaris is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is commonly known from southern Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay, but has also been recorded from northern Argentina and Trinidad.

The larvae feed on Guzmania and Bromelia species.^[1]

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