Species of moth
| Zegara zagraea
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Z. zagraea
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| Binomial name
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Zegara zagraea
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| Synonyms
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- Castnia zagraea Felder, 1874
- Gazera columbina Boisduval, [1875]
- Castnia cycna Westwood, 1877
- Castnia cycna var. minor Westwood, 1877
- Doubldaya zagraeus Buchecker, [1876]
- Gazera zagraeoides Houlbert, 1917
- Castnia salvina Westwood, 1877
- Castnia carilla Schaus, 1911
- Castnia (Doubledaya) columbina panamensis Talbot, 1929
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Zegara zagraea is a moth of the Castniidae family. It is found in Central America and northern South America.
The larvae possibly feed on Aechmea magdalenae.[2]
Subspecies
- Zegara zagraea zagraea (Panama, Colombia)
- Zegara zagraea salvina (Westwood, 1877) (Panama, Costa Rica)
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