''Thyrosticta'' 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 in the subfamily
Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
. The genus was erected by
George Hampson
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist.
Hampson studied at Charterhouse School and Exeter College, Oxford. He travelled to India to become a tea-planter in the Nilgiri Hills ...
in 1898.
Species
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Thyrosticta agatha''
(Oberthür, 1893)
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Thyrosticta angustipennis''
Le Cerf, 1924
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Thyrosticta ankaratta''
Griveaud
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Thyrosticta bimacula''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta bruneata''
Griveaud, 1969
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Thyrosticta cowani''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta dilata''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta dujardini
''Thyrosticta dujardini'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Paul Griveaud in 1969. It is native to Madagascar.
This species has a wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one ...
''
Griveaud, 1969
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Thyrosticta incerta''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta lacrimata''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta melanisa
''Thyrosticta melanisa'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Griveaud in 1969. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madag ...
''
Griveaud, 1969
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Thyrosticta minuta
''Thyrosticta minuta'' is a species of moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes ...
''
Boisduval, 1833
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Thyrosticta octopunctata''
Rothschild, 1924
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Thyrosticta pauliani
''Thyrosticta pauliani'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Griveaud in 1964. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madag ...
''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta peyrierasi
''Thyrosticta peyrierasi'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Griveaud in 1969. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Mad ...
''
Griveaud, 1969
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Thyrosticta raharizonina
''Thyrosticta raharizonina'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Griveaud in 1964. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of M ...
''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta ratovosoni
''Thyrosticta ratovosoni'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Griveaud in 1964. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Mad ...
''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta rothschildi
''Thyrosticta rothschildi'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Griveaud in 1964. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Ma ...
''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta seguyi
''Thyrosticta seguyi'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Griveaud in 1964. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagas ...
''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta sylvicolens
''Thyrosticta sylvicolens'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae (moth), Arctiinae Species description, first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is native to Madagascar.
This species has a wingspan of 40–42 mm.
References
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(Butler, 1878)
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Thyrosticta tollini
''Thyrosticta tollini'' is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Georg Adolf Keferstein in 1870. It is native to Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island ...
''
(Keferstein, 1870)
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Thyrosticta triangulifera''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta trimacula''
Mabille, 1875
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Thyrosticta vestigii
''Thyrosticta vestigii'' is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Paul Griveaud in 1964. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madag ...
''
Griveaud, 1964
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Thyrosticta vieui''
Griveaud, 1964
References
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Arctiinae
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