Prometheus (moth)

Prometheus is a genus of moths within the family Castniidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1824

Prometheus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Castniidae
Genus:	Prometheus Hübner, 1824

Taxonomy

Prometheus contains the following species:^{[1] [2]}

• Prometheus annae (Bierdemann, 1935)
• Prometheus cochrus (Fabricius, 1787)
• Prometheus cononia (Westwood, 1877) [see Castnia mars Druce, 1883 (?)]
• Prometheus ecuadoria (Westwood, 1877)
• Prometheus heliconioides (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853])
• Prometheus mimica (R. Felder, 1874)
• Prometheus personata (Walker, [1865])
• Prometheus polymorpha (Miller, 2008)
• Prometheus simulans (Boisduval, [1875])
• Prometheus zagraea (R. Felder, 1874)