Thyatirinae

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Thyatirinae

Achlya flavicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Drepanoidea
Family:	Drepanidae
Subfamily:	Thyatirinae
Genera
Achlya Asphalia Betapsestis Bycombia Camptopsestis Ceranemota Chaeopsestis Chiropsestis Cymatophorima Demopsestis Epipsestis Euparyphasma Euthyatira Gaurena Habrona Habrosyne Hiroshia Horipsestis Ochropacha Polyploca Pseudothyatira Tethea Tetheella Thyatira Thogaria

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 called Thyatiridae.^{[citation needed]}

Nine species are resident in the British Isles:^{[citation needed]}

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)

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