Thyrididae

The Thyrididae comprise the family of picture-winged leaf moths. They are the only family in the superfamily Thyridoidea, which sometimes has been included in the Pyraloidea, but this isn't supported by cladistic analysis.

Thyrididae
Arniocera auriguttata
Glanycus coendersi, one of the aposematically coloured day-flying species of Thyrididae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Clade: Eulepidoptera
Clade: Ditrysia
Clade: Apoditrysia
(unranked): Obtectomera
Superfamily: Thyridoidea
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
Family: Thyrididae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1846
Subfamilies
Diversity
Over 1,000 species

Most species live in the tropics and subtropics. They are colourful and often day-flying moths.[1] There are four subfamilies. Their biology is little known. Thyridid specimens are rare in museum collections.

Genera

Charideinae
  • Amalthocera Boisduval, 1836
  • Arniocera Hopffer, 1857
  • Byblisia Walker, 1865
  • Cicinnocnemis Holland, 1894
  • Dilophura Hampson, 1918
  • Lamprochrysa Hampson, 1918
  • Marmax Rafinesque, 1815
  • Netrocera Felder, 1874
  • Toosa Walker, 1856
  • Trichobaptes Holland, 1894

Siculodinae
  • Belonoptera Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
  • Bupota Whalley, 1971
  • Calindoea Walker, 1863
  • Cecidothyris Aurivillius, 1910
  • Collinsa Whalley, 1964
  • Cornuterus Whalley, 1971
  • Draconia Hübner, 1820
  • Epaena Karsch, 1900
  • Gnathodes Whalley, 1971
  • Hapana Whalley, 1967
  • Hypolamprus Hampson, 1892
  • Kalenga Whalley, 1971
  • Kuja Whalley, 1971
  • Lelymena Karsch, 1900
  • Morova Walker, 1865
  • Nakawa Whalley, 1971
  • Nemea Whalley, 1971
  • Opula Walker, 1869
  • Pyrinioides Butler, 1881
  • Rhodoneura Guenée, 1858
  • Siculodes Guenée, 1858
  • Symphleps Warren, 1897
  • Tridesmodes Warren, 1899
  • Whalleyana Viette, 1977
  • Zeuzerodes Pagenstecher, 1892

Striglininae
  • Banisia Walker, 1863
  • Jamboina Whalley, 1976
  • Macrogonia Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Mathoris Guenée, 1877
  • Monodecus Whalley, 1976
  • Mystina Whalley, 1976
  • Rhodogonia Warren, 1897
  • Speculina Whalley, 1976
  • Striglina Guneée, 1877
  • Tanyodes Möschler, 1882
  • Tristina Whalley, 1976

Thyridinae
  • Dysodia Clemens, 1860 (includes Platythyris)
  • Glanycus Walker, 1855
  • Sijua Whalley, 1971
  • Thyris Laspeyrés, 1803

References
  1. Manley, Chris (2015). British Moths: A Photographic Guide to the Moths of Britain and Ireland (2 ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 172. ISBN 9781472925305.
  • Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002


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