Thelosia
Genus of moths
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Thelosia is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae.[1] It was first described in 1896 by William Schaus,[a] containing at the time three species: Thelosia phalaena, T. camina and T. truvena. Since then, several additional species have been described.
| Thelosia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Apatelodidae |
| Genus: | Thelosia Schaus, 1896[1] |
Species
Per Kitching et al. 2018, the genus contains the following species:[1]
- Thelosia camina Schaus, 1896
- Thelosia herta Schaus, 1939
- Thelosia impedita Dyar, 1928
- Thelosia jorgenseni Schaus, 1927
- Thelosia mayaca Schaus, 1939
- Thelosia meldola Schaus, 1900
- Thelosia minois (Schaus, 1892) – originally described as Tarchon minois[2]
- Thelosia phalaena Schaus, 1896
- Thelosia postflavida Draudt, 1929
- Thelosia resputa Draudt, 1929
- Thelosia truncata (Schaus, 1894) – originally described as Trabala (?) truncata[3]
- Thelosia truvena Schaus, 1896
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