Thyatirinae

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

The Thyatirinae, or false owlet moths, [1] are a subfamily of the moth family Drepanidae with about 200 species described. Until recently, most classifications treated this group as a separate family called Thyatiridae. [2]

Taxonomy

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References

  1. "Family Drepanidae (Hooktip and False Owlet Moths)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  2. "Subfamily Thyatirinae - False Owlet Moths - BugGuide.Net". bugguide.net. Retrieved 11 December 2019.