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Pseudothyris sepulchralis

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Mournful Thyris Moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae
Genus: Pseudothyris
Species: P. sepulchralis
Binomial name
Pseudothyris sepulchralis
(Guérin-Méneville, 1832)
Synonyms
  • Thyris sepulchralis Guérin-Méneville, 1832
  • Thyris lugubris Boisduval, 1852
  • Dysodia margaritana Clemens, 1862

Pseudothyris sepulchralis, the mournful thyris, is a species of day-flying moth in the family Thyrididae and can be found throughout North America. They have a flight duration of 2–3 weeks. The adults are rarely found on flowering plants for feeding.

Description

The larva is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in) in length. As an adult, its wingspan is around 15–23 millimetres (0.59–0.91 in) and its body is black with white spots and marks.

The larvae feed on Smilax species.

Pupae

The larva cuts an almost perfect circle into a leaf, before rolling itself in it, creating a pouch shaped cocoon and hibernating in it until the following year.

References

  1. ^ Thiele, J. H. R. (1997-09-01). "Anmerkungen zur Biologie und Verbreitung von Pseudothyris sepulchralis (Lepidoptera: Thyrididae)". Holarctic Lepidoptera: 55–60. ISSN 1070-4140.
  2. "(Thyris sepulchralis) | Idaho Fish and Game". idfg.idaho.gov.
  3. "MOURNFUL THYRIS". Fontenelle Forest Nature Search. February 19, 2019.
  4. Heppner, J.B. (2003). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida (17 ed.). Florida Department of Agriculture.
Taxon identifiers
Pseudothyris sepulchralis


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