......Chaetodus Westwood, 1845

Distribution: Chaetodus is a Neotropical genus whose species are distributed in Central and South America. The known distribution of this genus includes the following countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Chaetodus species are primarily found in low and mid-altitude tropical forests between 20° N and 40° S latitudes, and they have been collected from near sea level to 4,000 m altitude.

Natural history: Species of Chaetodus are attracted to carrion and dung, which suggests these are their primary food sources. Adults of Chaetodus species are attracted to light. Nothing is known about the biology of the larva.  Costa et al. (1988) described one larva of this genus.