Biology:Tethea octogesima

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Short description: Species of false owlet moth

Tethea octogesima
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tethea
Species:
T. octogesima
Binomial name
Tethea octogesima
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Cymatophora octogesima Butler, 1878
  • Cymatophora intensa Butler, 1881
  • Cymatophora angustata Staudinger, 1885
  • Saronaga watanabei Matsumura, 1931
  • Tethea intensa griseomacula Werny, 1966

Tethea octogesima is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878.[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

Wikidata ☰ Q20721294 entry