Ceretes marcelserres (Godart, [1824])

Ríos, Sergio D. & González, Jorge M., 2011, A synopsis of the Castniidae (Lepidoptera) of Paraguay, Zootaxa 3055, pp. 43-61 : 51

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6188120
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scientific name	Ceretes marcelserres (Godart, [1824])
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Castnia marcelserres Godart , [1824]

Taxonomic history. Jörgensen (1930) cited the species as Castnia inornata Walker [a junior subjective synonym of marcelserres ( Lamas 1995) ] and redescribed it after mentioning that the description given by Strand (1913), translated from Walker (1869) was erroneous. He also collected several specimens in the forest of Tapytá, some 45 km from San Juan Nepomuceno (Caazapá Department) and Mbuvevo (Guairá Department), Paraguay ( Jörgensen 1930).

Distribution. It is distributed from South East Brazil to Paraguay and Bolivia ( Miller 1986; Strand 1913). Breyer (1943) also mentions the presence of this species (as Castnia marcelserres inornata ) in Paraguay, suspecting that it could also be in the region of Misiones, Argentina The species flies in Paraguay during November and December and they hide in small plants as do species of Dysschema Hübner ( Erebidae , Arctiinae , Pericopini ) ( Jörgensen 1930). We could not find recent records of this species in Paraguay, but a few specimens have been collected in Misiones province, Argentina ( Miller 1986; F. Penco, pers. comm.).

Biology and behavior. It appears that the larvae live in Miltonia flavescens Lindl. (Orchidaceae) which is very abundant in the region where this castniid flies in Paraguay ( Jörgensen 1930).

Material examined. GUAIRÁ: 13, “ Paraguay, Colonia Independencia”, A. Breyer Collection ( MLP).