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Thyatira mexicana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Thyatira
Species:	T. mexicana
Binomial name
Thyatira mexicana H. Edwards, 1884
Synonyms
Thyatira batis var. mexicana H. Edwards, 1884 Thyatira superba Barnes, 1901 Thyatira mexicana costaricana Werny, 1966 Thyatira mexicana flavimacula Werny, 1966

Thyatira mexicana is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1884. It is found in the US state of Arizona through Central America (Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama) to South America (Bolivia, Peru).

The wingspan is about 35 mm.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Thyatira mexicana​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
2. "850006.00 – 6238 – Thyatira mexicana – Edwards, 1884". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

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