Tetheella

Tetheella is a monotypic moth genus in the family Drepanidae described by Werny in 1966. Its single species, Tetheella fluctuosa, the satin lutestring, was described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found from western Europe to Kamchatka, Sakhalin Island, Korea and Japan.[2]

Tetheella fluctuosa
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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 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)
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