Thyrididae

Taxobox
name = Thyrididae


image_caption = "Arniocera auriguttata"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Lepidoptera
subordo = Ditrysia
superfamilia = Thyridoidea
superfamilia_authority =
familia = Thyrididae
familia_authority =
diversity = 12 genera, over 1,000 species
diversity_link = Lepidopteran diversity
subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
subdivision =
Thyridinae
Striglininae

Thyrididae is the picture-winged leaf moths family of moths in the Lepidoptera order. They alone make up the Thyridoidea superfamily, which is sometimes included in the Pyraloidea (though this is not supported by cladistic analysis.

Most species live in the tropics and subtropics.There are 4 subfamilies. Their biology is little known.Thyridid specimens are rare in museum collections.

References

*"Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders", edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002

External Links

* [http://www.tolweb.org/Thyrididae/12040 TOL]
* [http://janzen.sas.upenn.edu/caterpillars/chckradufam/thyradufam/thyr1up.html ACG] Page of images of Thyrididae from Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

* [http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/trees/moths/seagrape_borer.htm "Hexeris enhydris", seagrape borer] on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site