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Thyatirinae

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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Thyatirinae

Higher classification
  
Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Superfamily
  
Drepanoidea

Phylum
  
Rank
  
Subfamily


Similar
  
Drepanidae, Butterflies and moths, Habrosyne, Insect, Drepaninae

The Thyatirinae are a subfamily of moth family Drepanidae with about 200 species described. Until recently, most classifications treated this group as a separate family called Thyatiridae.

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Taxonomy

Aethiopsestis
Achlya
Betapsestis
Bycombia
Camptopsestis
Ceranemota
Chaeopsestis
Chiropsestis
Cymatophorina
Demopsestis
Epipsestis
Euparyphasma
Euthyatira
Gaurena
Habrona
Habrosyne
Hiroshia
Horipsestis
Horithyatira
Hypsidia
Isopsestis
Koedfoltos
Kurama
Macrothyatira
Marplena
Mesopsestis
Mesothyatira
Mimopsestis
Nemacerota
Neodaruma
Neoploca
Nephoploca
Neotogaria
Nothoploca
Ochropacha
Paragnorima
Parapsestis
Polydactylos
Polyploca
Psidopala
Pseudothyatira
Shinploca
Spica
Stenopsestis
Sugitaniella
Takapsestis
Tethea
Tetheella
Thyatira
Toelgyfaloca
Toxoides
Wernya

Notable species

Nine species are resident in the British Isles:

  • Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis)
  • Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)
  • Figure of Eighty (Tethea ocularis)
  • Poplar Lutestring (Tethea or)
  • Satin Lutestring (Tetheella fluctuosa)
  • Common Lutestring (Ochropacha duplaris)
  • Oak Lutestring (Cymatophorima diluta)
  • Yellow Horned (Achlya flavicornis)
  • Frosted Green (Polyploca ridens)
  • References

    Thyatirinae Wikipedia


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