Tylanthes

Tylanthes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Tylanthes

Meyrick, 1889
Species:
T. ptochias
Binomial name
Tylanthes ptochias
Meyrick, 1889
Synonyms
  • Nishada louisiadensis Rothschild, 1913

Tylanthes is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Tylanthes ptochias, is found in Australia and New Guinea.[1] It is found in both lowland and highland habitats.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889.[3]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Tylanthes ptochias Meyrick, 1889". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ^ De Vos, Rob. "Tylanthes ptochias Meyrick, 1889 | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Tylanthes Meyrick, 1889". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved September 12, 2020.


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