Tylanthes

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Lithosiini
Subtribus: Lithosiina
Genus: Tylanthes
Species: T. ptochias
Name
Tylanthes Meyrick, 1889
Tylanthes is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its only species, Tylanthes ptochias, is found in Australia and New Guinea.[1] It is found in both lowland and highland habitats.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1889.[3]

References

Savela, Markku (ed.). "Tylanthes ptochias Meyrick, 1889". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
De Vos, Rob. "Tylanthes ptochias Meyrick, 1889 | The Tigermoths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation.
Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Tylanthes Meyrick, 1889". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved September 12, 2020.