title: Terthroptera
text: # Terthroptera
  
  Terthroptera is a genus of ermine moths (family Yponomeutidae). They belong to the large subfamily Yponomeutinae.
  
  This genus includes a mere two known species from southern Polynesia. They are small moths with wingspans less than 2 cm (1 inch), and are characterized by their 8-veined hindwings, with veins 3 and 4 separate and veins 5 and 6 unstalked.
  
  The species are:
  
  * Terthroptera astochia J.F.G.Clarke, 1986
  * Terthroptera eremosesia J.F.G.Clarke, 1971
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * 1 2 Clarke (1986)
  