Thyridia is a monotypic[1] genus of clearwing (ithomiine) butterflies, named by Jacob Hübner in 1816. Its only species is Thyridia psidii, the Melantho tigerwing or clapping ticlear.[2] It is in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae and is found in the Neotropical zone.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Ithomiini |
| Genus: | Thyridia Hübner, 1816 |
| Species: | T. psidii
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Subspecies
editArranged alphabetically:
- Thyridia psidii aedesia Doubleday, [1847]
- Thyridia psidii cetoides (Rosenberg & Talbot, 1914)
- Thyridia psidii hippodamia (Fabricius, 1775)
- Thyridia psidii ino C. & R. Felder, 1862
- Thyridia psidii melantho Bates, 1866[3]
- Thyridia psidii pallida Godman & Salvin, 1898
- Thyridia psidii psidii (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
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- ^ "Thyridia Hübner, 1816" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Glassberg, Jeffrey. (2007). A Swift Guide to Butterflies of Mexico and Central America. Sunstreak Books Inc. p.144.
- ^ Thyridia psidii melantho H. Bates, 1866 (Melantho Tigerwing), Butterflies of America
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