An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
Author
Pohl, Greg
Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton ,, Canada
Author
Anweiler, Gary
University of Alberta Strickland Entomology Museum ,, Canada
Author
Schmidt, Christian
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Canada
Author
Kondla, Norbert
Calgary ,, Canada
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ZooKeys
2010
2010-03-05
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10.3897/zookeys.38.383
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Thyrididae
– window-winged moths
Small to medium-sized (
12–42 mm
wingspan) moths with dark wings that have uneven margins and translucent spots. Larvae are borers or gall makers, or feed from within rolled or tied leaves.
Approximately 760 species of Th yrididae are known worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical areas. Ten species are known in North America; one of these has recently been collected in AB. No recent revisions exist for the group, but the AB species can be found in
Covell (1984)
.