Tanyethira

Tanyethira
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Pyralinae
Tribe: Pyralini
Genus: Tanyethira
Turner, 1911
Species:
T. duplicilinea
Binomial name
Tanyethira duplicilinea
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Endotricha duplicilinea Hampson, 1893
  • Gauna duplicilinea (Hampson, 1893)

Tanyethira duplicilinea is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is the only species in the genus Tanyethira.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka.[3][4]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Mangifera indica.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Tanyethira duplicilinea Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Tanyethira Turner, 1911". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  4. ↑ "Tanyethira duplicilinea (Hampson, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pyralinae". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 28 March 2018.