Tethea or
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Tethea |
| Species: | T. or
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| Tethea or (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Tethea or, the poplar lutestring, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. The species can be found in Europe, northern and eastern Asia and Japan. The imago resembles Tethea ocularis.
Another colour variant
The wingspan is 38–43 mm. The moths flies from April to August depending on the location.
Figs 6, 6a larvae after final moult 6b pupa
The larvae feed on willow and poplar, mainly Populus tremula.
Subspecies[]
- Tethea or or (Europe to Turkey)
- Tethea or akanensis (Matsumura, 1933) (Japan)
- Tethea or terrosa (Graeser, 1888) (Russia, Korea, Mongolia, China: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Beijing, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Xinjiang)
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Categories:
- Thyatirinae
- Moths described in 1775
- Drepanid moths of Great Britain
- Moths of Europe
- Moths of Asia
- Taxa named by Michael Denis
- Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller
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