Tethea ampliata

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Tethea ampliata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tethea
Species:
T. ampliata
Binomial name
Tethea ampliata
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Cymathophora ampliataButler, 1878
  • Palimpsestis daisetsuzanaMatsumura, 1927
  • Cymatophora ampliata angustimediaWarren, 1912
  • Cymatophora ampliata var. askoldensisHoulbert, 1921

Tethea ampliata is a moth in the family Drepanidae. [1] It is found in the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and northern and north-eastern China.

The wingspan is 41–48 mm. [2] Adults are similar to Tethea or , but larger and the forewings are silvery grey. The inner band is darker and straighter with more dentate limiting lines. The outer band has an additional angle towards the costa and the outer line is more regularly undulated, blackish and parallel to the inner line. [3]

Subspecies

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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 ampliata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 1 (1): 78 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .