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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Hooktip and False Owlet Moths (Drepanoidea) » Hooktip and False Owlet Moths (Drepanidae) » False Owlet Moths (Thyatirinae)

Subfamily Thyatirinae - False Owlet Moths

Classification · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Internet References
Tufted Thyatirin - Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides Dogwood Thyatirid - Euthyatira pudens tufted thyatirin - Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides larva/caterpillar - Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides pink paint moth - Euthyatira pudens Drepanidae: Ceranemota fasciata - Ceranemota fasciata Lépidoptère - Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Drepanoidea (Hooktip and False Owlet Moths)
Family Drepanidae (Hooktip and 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
Explanation of Names
Thyatirinae from the type genus Thyatira (Ochsenheimer), likely from the city of Thyatira in modern Turkey, mentioned in the New Testament (Revelation 2:18-29) and known as one of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse. Thyatira is identified as the church that had a "false prophetess" and that may be, at least in part, the rational of the common name, false-owlet. Owlet is the common name of moths in the family Noctuidae, of which Thyatirinae bear some resemblance.
Numbers
About 16 species in 6 genera in North America. 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)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 15 May, 2005 - 2:50pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 28 July, 2014 - 9:46pm

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