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Genus Thyatira

Mexican counterpart to Peach Blossom - Thyatira mexicana Moth - Thyatira mexicana Thyatira mexicana Thyatira mexicana Thyatira mexicana Thyatira mexicana Thyatira mexicana Thyatira mexicana
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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)
Tribe Macrothyatirini
Genus Thyatira
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Thyatira Ochsenheimer, 1816
Strophia Meigen, 1832
Calleida Sodoffsky, 1837
Callida Agassiz, 1847
Explanation of Names
Generic epithet Thyatira is from the ancient name of the Turkish city of Akhisar. (1)
Print References
Ochsenheimer, F. 1810. Die schmetterlinge von Europa: 77
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.