Thyatira mexicana

Thyatira mexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Thyatira
Species:	T. mexicana
Binomial name
	Thyatira mexicana; H. Edwards, 1884
Synonyms
	Thyatira batis var. mexicana H. Edwards, 1884; Thyatira superba Barnes, 1901; Thyatira mexicana costaricana Werny, 1966; Thyatira mexicana flavimacula Werny, 1966;

Thyatira mexicana is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1884.^[1] It is found in the US state of Arizona^[2] through Central America (Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama) to South America (Bolivia, Peru).

The wingspan is about 35 mm.

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Thyatira mexicana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
^ "850006.00 – 6238 – Thyatira mexicana – Edwards, 1884". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

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