''Thyrinteina'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...

first described by

Heinrich Benno Möschler Heinrich Benno Möschler (28 October 1831, in Herrnhut – 21 November 1888, in Kronförstchen, near Bautzen) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Möschler was a butterfly dealer and a member of the Entomological Society of S ...

in 1890. ''Thyrinteina leucocerae'' caterpillars are parasitized by ''

Glyptapanteles ''Glyptapanteles'' is a genus of endoparasitoid wasps found in Central and North America and New Zealand. The larvae of the members of ''Glyptapanteles sp.'' are distinguished by their ability to manipulate their hosts into serving as bodyguards ...

'' parasitic wasps which inject their eggs into the caterpillar. When wasp larvae are fully grown they exit the caterpillar and pupate nearby. The caterpillar then covers them in silk and will defend the pupating wasps with violent head swings.

Species

*'' Thyrinteina arnobia'' (Stoll, 1782) *''

Thyrinteina leucocerae ''Thyrinteina'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. ''Thyrinteina leucocerae'' caterpillars are parasitized by ''Glyptapanteles ''Glyptapanteles'' is a genus of endoparasitoid wa ...

References

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