Tethea

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Tethea
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Tethea ocularis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tethea
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Synonyms
  • PalimpsestisHübner, [1821]
  • BombyciaHübner, 1822
  • CeropachaStephens, 1829
  • CeratopachaStephens, 1850
  • SaronagaMoore, 1881
  • EutetheaGrote, 1902
  • EutethiaGrote, 1902
  • EpisaronagaMatsumura, 1933

Tethea is a genus of moths belonging to the family Drepanidae and subfamily Thyatirinae. It was first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. [1]

Species

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tethea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 5 July 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg