Thyatirinae

Thyatirinae
Achlya flavicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Drepanoidea
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Thyatirinae
Smith, 1893
Synonyms
  • Cymatophoridae Herrich-Schäffer, 1847

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.

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:

References

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