Geyeria uruguayana is a moth in the Castniidae family. It is found in Uruguay, Argentina and southern Brazil.

Geyeria uruguayana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Castniidae
Genus: Geyeria
Species:
G. uruguayana
Binomial name
Geyeria uruguayana
Synonyms
  • Castnia uruguayana Burmeister, 1879
  • Castnia f. separatula Strand, 1913
  • Castnia uruguayana cinerascens Houlbert, 1917
  • Castnia f. badariottii Raymundo, 1919
  • Castnia uruguayana ochreifascia Joicey & Talbot, 1925
  • Castnia uruguayana champaquiensis Breyer, 1929
  • Castnia uruguayana rubra Raymundo, 1931
  • Castnia uruguayana strandi Raumundo, 1931 (nomen nudum)

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Eryngium paniculatum.

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