Thyrinteina (genus)

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Thyrinteina arnobia (click on image to enlarge it)
Author: Daniel H. Janzen, Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund
Source: BOLD Systems

Thyrinteina Möschler, 1890

This genus of geometrid moths is found in tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. Some species are considered pests like the defoliator Thyrinteina arnobia which infests a number of trees grown in South America. Damage has been mainly reported from eucalypts.

Type species: Thyrinteina quadricostaria


Currently, the following species have been entered into the system: