Tetheella fluctuosa

Tetheella fluctuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tetheella
Werny, 1966
Species: T. fluctuosa
Binomial name
Tetheella fluctuosa
(Hübner, 1803)[1]
Synonyms
  • Noctua fluctuosa Hübner, [1803]
  • Palimpsestis fluctuosa isshikii Matsumura, 1921
  • Palimpsestis hirayami Matsumura, 1933

The Satin Lutestring (Tetheella fluctuosa) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found from western Europe to Kamchatka, Sakhalin Island, Korea and Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 35–38 mm. The moth flies from June to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Birch and Alder.

Subspecies

References

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