Subfamily Thyatirinae - False Owlet Moths

Classification · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · Internet References

Caterpillar - Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides

Tufted Thyratirin - Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Drepanoidea

Family Drepanidae (Hooktip & False Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Thyatirinae (False Owlet Moths)

Pronunciation

Thy-uh-TEER-ih-nee (the TH in the first syllable pronounced as in "thing", not as in "this")

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

formerly considered a separate family, Thyatiridae

Numbers

16 species in 6 genera in North America (listed under Thyatiridae at nearctica.com)

8 species in 4 genera in Canada (CBIF)

Range

throughout North America except the far north (Alaska, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon)

Internet References

pinned adult images and classification of all 8 species occurring in Canada (CBIF)

classification listing genera of Thyatirinae in the world (Butterflies & Moths of the World)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 15 May, 2005 - 2:50pm
Last updated 15 May, 2005 - 7:51pm

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