Thyrididae
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.
Thyrididae | |
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Arniocera auriguttata | |
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. There are four subfamilies. Their biology is little known. Thyridid specimens are rare in museum collections.
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