Telchin syphax information

Telchin syphax
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Telchin
Species:	T. syphax
Binomial name
	Telchin syphax; (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
	Papilio syphax Fabricius, 1775; Erythrocastnia syphax; Papilio harmodius Cramer, [1779]; Castnia pirrha Dalla Torre, 1913; Erythrocastnia syphax ab. interrupta Lathy, 1922;

Telchin syphax is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is widely distributed in the Amazon basin in South America.

The wingspan is 100–130 mm.^[2]

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^ Castniinae (Lepidoptera: Castniidae) from Venezuela. III: Genera represented by only one known species. Diagnosis and comments Archived 2012-03-12 at the Wayback Machine