Tethea albicosta
| Tethea albicosta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Tethea |
| Species: | T. albicosta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tethea albicosta (Moore, 1867) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tethea albicosta is a moth in the Drepanidae family.[1] It is found in Nepal, India (Assam), Burma and China (Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Tibet).[2]
Adults are greyish brown, the forewings varied pinkish and greenish white along the costam beneath which are several narrow transverse undulating dark-brown pale-bordered lines. There are two indistinct reniform discal marks, as well as a curved streak beneath the apex and a marginal undulating narrow line. The hindwings have a discal and two subbasal pale bands.[3]
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Jiang, N., Yang, C., Xue, D-Y. & Han, H-X. 2015: An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species. zootaxa 2015 3941.
- ↑ Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1867 : 45
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