Tethea octogesima
| Tethea octogesima | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Tethea |
| Species: | T. octogesima |
| Binomial name | |
| Tethea octogesima (Butler, 1878) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tethea octogesima is a moth in the Drepanidae family.[1] It is found in Japan, Korea, China (Jilin, Shaanxi, Zhejiang), Taiwan and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 20-24 mm.[3] Adults have a dark silvery grey tint, with deep black the transverse lines and markings of the reniform and orbicular spots. The lines near the base are more dentated, the central band is wider and its external limiting line irregularly zigzag.[4]
Subspecies
- Tethea octogesima octogesima (Japan, Korea, Russian Far East, China: Jilin, Shaanxi, Zhejiang)
- Tethea octogesima watanabei (Matsumura, 1931) (Taiwan)
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "ホソトガリバ". jpmoth.org.
- ↑ "The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology". archive.org.
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