Thyatirinae

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Thyatirinae
Achlya flavicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Thyatirinae
Smith, 1893
Synonyms
  • Cymatophoridae Herrich-Schäffer, 1847
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

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.