Tetheella fluctuosa
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Tetheella Werny, 1966 |
| Species: | T. fluctuosa |
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| Tetheella fluctuosa (Hübner, 1803)[1] | |
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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
- Tetheella fluctuosa fluctuosa
- Tetheella fluctuosa isshikii (Matsumura, 1921) (Russian Far East, north-eastern and northern China, Korea, Japan)
References
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External links
- Satin Lutestring at UKmoths
- Satin Lutestring at Lepiforum
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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