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Thyrididae 700004 – 6077   Pseudothyris sepulchralis (Guérin-Méneville, 1832)              Mournful Thyris Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: sepulchralis (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) (Thyris) - MONA 1983: 6077 lugubris (Boisduval, 1852) (Thyris) margaritana (Clemens, 1862) (Dysodia) Taxonomic Notes: Pseudothyris sepulchralis (Guérin-Méneville, 1832) was transferred from the genus Thyris to the genus Pseudothyris, gen. n., in Thiele (1986).

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Thiele, J.H.R., 1986. Die Gattung Thyris Hoffmannsegg, 1803. Uber die Ergebnisse der Untersuchungen fur eine Monographie (Lep., Thyridae). Atalanta (Munchen), 17: 105-146.

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