About Pygospila tyres (Cramer, 1780)
Pygospila tyres (Cramer, 1780) has the following morphological characteristics. Its palpi are upturned: the second joint is broadly scaled on the front, while the third joint extends forward and rests on the hair of the second joint. Maxillary palpi are filiform and match the length of the labial palpi. The frons is rounded, and the antennae of male individuals are minutely ciliated. Patagia extend beyond the metathorax. On the tibiae, the outer spurs are half the length of the inner spurs. The abdomen is long, and males have a large anal tuft. The forewing has a costa that arches toward the apex, an oblique outer margin, an inner margin that is lobed before the middle and somewhat excised toward the outer angle. Vein 3 arises from the angle of the cell; veins 4 and 5 lie close together for approximately one-third of their length; vein 7 is curved and lies close to veins 8 and 9; vein 10 lies very close to veins 8 and 9. The hindwing has a costa that arches at the middle. Vein 2 arises from near the angle of the cell; vein 3 arises from the angle of the cell; veins 4 and 5 do not lie close together near their origin; veins 6 and 7 are shortly stalked and curved, with vein 7 fusing slightly with vein 8. The wingspan of Pygospila tyres is about 40 mm.
