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

© Charles Lewallen
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  • 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.
    Pseudothyris sepulchralis
    © Arlene Ripley
    Pseudothyris sepulchralis
    © John Himmelman
    Pseudothyris sepulchralis
    © Carmen Champagne
    Pseudothyris sepulchralis
    © Carol Wolf
    Pseudothyris sepulchralis
    © Ken Childs
    Pseudothyris sepulchralis
    19mm – © Jim Vargo
    Pseudothyris sepulchralis
    © George Smiley LG
    rolled up Smilax rotundifolia leaf - 15mm
    Pseudothyris sepulchralis
    © George Smiley LG
    on Smilax bona-nox rolled up leaf shelter - 16mm
    Pseudothyris sepulchralis
    © George Smiley LG
    on Smilax bona-nox rolled up leaf shelter - 16mm
    Pseudothyris sepulchralis
    © George Smiley LG
    7.5mm

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