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A Key to the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera
with special reference to North and South Dakota
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13a (13).
F/Hw with similar patterns and translucent 'windows.' Fw with vein 1A
and 2A 'forked' at base. Superfamily Thyridoidea.
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| Family Thyrididae, Window-winged
moths, contain about 1,200 known species (fewer than 800 described),
12 species occur in North America. One species has been recorded from
North Dakota. Pictured at right: Thyris maculata Harris, the
only species of this family known from North Dakota.. |
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13a' F/Hw
dissimilar in pattern, fw cryptic, hw brightly colored. Fw with 2A
'free' and angled toward inner margin. Superfamily Hyblaeoidea. |
| Family Hyblaeidae contains 18 species
in two genera, of which 17 naturally occur in the Old World and one in the
New World. A second Old World species has been introduced to this hemisphere
and occurs in southern Florida. |
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Pictured at right: Hyblaea puera (Cramer
Photo courtesy of Moth Photographers group & Mark De Silva. |
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