''Thelosia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Apatelodidae
Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the superfamily Bombycoidea, though they have in the past been considered a subfamily of Bombycidae.
Distribution
Species ar ...
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It was first described in 1896 by
William Schaus
William Schaus (January 11, 1858, in New York City – June 20, 1942) was an American Entomology, entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical realm, Neotropical Lepido ...
, containing at the time three species: ''Thelosia phalaena'', ''T. camina'' and ''T. truvena''. Since then, several additional species have been described.
Species
Per Kitching et al. 2018, the genus contains the following species:
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Thelosia camina''
Schaus, 1896
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Thelosia herta''
Schaus, 1939
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Thelosia impedita''
Dyar, 1928
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Thelosia jorgenseni
''Thelosia jorgenseni'' is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1927. It is found in Paraguay.
The wingspan
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Schaus, 1927
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Thelosia mayaca''
Schaus, 1939
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Thelosia meldola''
Schaus, 1900
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Thelosia minois''
(Schaus, 1892) – originally described as ''Tarchon minois''
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Thelosia phalaena''
Schaus, 1896
* ''
Thelosia postflavida''
Draudt, 1929
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Thelosia resputa
''Thelosia'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described in 1896 by William Schaus, containing at the time three species: ''Thelosia phalaena'', ''T. camina'' and ''T. truvena''. Since then, several additional species h ...
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Draudt, 1929
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Thelosia truncata''
(Schaus, 1894) – originally described as ''Trabala (?) truncata''
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Thelosia truvena''
Schaus, 1896
References
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Apatelodidae
Bombycoidea genera
Taxa named by William Schaus
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