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Thyridia
Sign in to saveThyridia is a monotypic genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob Hübner in 1816. Its only species is Thyridia psidii, the Melantho tigerwing or clapping ticlear. It is in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae and is found in the Neotropical zone.
Species
New Zealand Musk
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Collections
- DMNS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV), YPM, FMNH
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Honduras
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Thyridia is a monotypic genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob Hübner in 1816. Its only species is Thyridia psidii, the Melantho tigerwing or clapping ticlear. It is in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae and is found in the Neotropical zone.
==Subspecies== Arranged alphabetically: Thyridia psidii aedesia Doubleday, [1847] Thyridia psidii cetoides (Rosenberg & Talbot, 1914) Thyridia psidii hippodamia (Fabricius, 1775) Thyridia psidii ino C. & R. Felder, 1862 Thyridia psidii melantho Bates, 1866 Thyridia psidii pallida Godman & Salvin, 1898 Thyridia psidii psidii (Linnaeus, 1758)
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