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Pseudothyatira

Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Pseudothyatira
Grote, 1864
Species: P. cymatophoroides
Binomial name
Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Thyatira cymatophoroides Guenée, 1852

The tufted thyatirid moth (Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides) is a moth of the Drepanidae family and the only member of the monotypic genus Pseudothyatira. It is found in Newfoundland, British Columbia, Northern California, Maryland, West Virginia, Kansas and North Carolina.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Betula nigra, Betula populifolia and Prunus virginiaca.



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