Thyatirinae

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Thyatirinae
Achlya flavicornis
Achlya flavicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Drepanoidea
Family: Drepanidae
Subfamily: Thyatirinae

The Thyatirinae are a subfamily of moth family Drepanidae with about 200 species described. Until recently, most classifications treated this group as a separate family.

Nine species are resident in the British Isles:

  • Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis)
  • Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)
  • Figure of Eighty (Tethea ocularis)
  • Poplar Lutestring (Tethea or)
  • Satin Lutestring (Tetheella fluctuosa)
  • Common Lutestring (Ochropacha duplaris)
  • Oak Lutestring (Cymatophorima diluta)
  • Yellow Horned (Achlya flavicornis)
  • Frosted Green (Polyploca ridens)