Thyridia

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
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
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Danainae
Tribus: Ithomiini
Subtribus: Mechanitina
Genus: Thyridia
Species: T. psidii
Name

Thyridia Hübner, 1816

Gender: feminine

Type species: Papilio psidii Hübner, 1816
References
Primary references

Hübner, J. 1816–1826. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. Augsburg. Papilionoidea. BHL Reference page. [see page 9.]

Additional references

Forbes, WM.T.M. 1943. The genus Thyridia (Lepidoptera, Ithomiinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 36(4): 707–716. Full article (PDF) on CHLA. Reference page.

Links

Savela, M. Thyridia Hübner, 1816. Lepidoptera and some other life forms. funet.fi

Thyridia is a monotypic[1] genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob Hübner in 1816. Its only species is Thyridia psidii, the Melantho tigerwing or clapping ticlear.[2] It is in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae and is found in the Neotropical zone.
Subspecies

Arranged alphabetically:

T. p. aedesia Doubleday, [1847]
T. p. cetoides (Rosenberg & Talbot, 1914)
T. p. hippodamia (Fabricius, 1775)
T. p. ino C. & R. Felder, 1862
T. p. melantho Bates, 1866[3]
T. p. pallida Godman & Salvin, 1898
T. p. psidii (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

"Thyridia Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007). A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p.144.
Thyridia psidii melantho H. Bates, 1866 (Melantho Tigerwing), Butterflies of America