Family Thyrididae - Window-winged Moths

Classification · Other Common Names · Identification · Life Cycle · Works Cited

Marshall Co. Oklahoma - Pseudothyris sepulchralis

Moth - Spotted Thyris (Thyris maculata) dorsal - Thyris maculata

Spotted Thyris Moth - Thyris maculata - Thyris maculata

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Thyridoidea (Window-winged Moths)

Family Thyrididae (Window-winged Moths)

Other Common Names

Leaf Moths (1)

Identification

There is considerable variety among N. Amer. spp. (1)

Life Cycle

Many spp. are day-fliers (2)

Works Cited

1.	Illustrated Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Vol. 3C: Micro-Moths and Geometroids Ed Knudson & Charles Bordelon. 2008. Texas Lepidoptera Survey, Houston. 30 pp., 18 plates.

2.	Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 18 July, 2004 - 11:01pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 18 March, 2016 - 10:36am

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