The Thyrididae comprise the family of picture-winged leaf moths. They are the only family in the superfamily Thyridoidea, which sometimes has been included in the Pyraloidea, but this isn't supported by cladistic analysis.[citation needed]
| Thyrididae | |
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| Arniocera auriguttata | |
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| Glanycus coendersi, one of the aposematically coloured day-flying species of Thyrididae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Clade: | Eulepidoptera |
| Clade: | Ditrysia |
| Clade: | Apoditrysia |
| Clade: | Obtectomera |
| Superfamily: | Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 |
| Family: | Thyrididae Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 |
| Subfamilies | |
| Diversity | |
| Over 1,000 species | |
Most species live in the tropics and subtropics. They are colourful and often day-flying moths.[1] There are four subfamilies.[citation needed] Their biology is little known.[citation needed] Thyridid specimens are rare in museum collections.[citation needed]
Genera
- Chrysotypus Butler, 1879[2]
- Microctenucha Warren, 1900[3]
- Aglaopus Turner, 1911[4]
Charideinae
Siculodinae
- Belonoptera Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
- Bupota Whalley, 1971
- Calindoea Walker, 1863
- Cecidothyris Aurivillius, 1910
- Collinsa Whalley, 1964
- Cornuterus Whalley, 1971
- Draconia Hübner, 1820
- Epaena Karsch, 1900
- Gnathodes Whalley, 1971
- Hapana Whalley, 1967
- Hypolamprus Hampson, 1892
- Kalenga Whalley, 1971
- Kuja Whalley, 1971
- Lelymena Karsch, 1900
- Morova Walker, 1865
- Nakawa Whalley, 1971
- Nemea Whalley, 1971
- Opula Walker, 1869
- Pyrinioides Butler, 1881
- Rhodoneura Guenée, 1858
- Siculodes Guenée, 1858
- Symphleps Warren, 1897
- Tridesmodes Warren, 1899
- Zeuzerodes Pagenstecher, 1892
Striglininae
Thyridinae
- Dysodia Clemens, 1860 (includes Platythyris)
- Glanycus Walker, 1855
- Pseudothyris Guérin-Méneville, 1832
- Sijua Whalley, 1971
- Thyris Laspeyrés, 1803
References
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