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Tethea ampliata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Drepanidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tethea

Similar
  
Tethea ocularis, Thyatirinae, Drepanidae, Garden tiger moth

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

The wingspan is 41-48 mm. 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.

Subspecies

  • Tethea ampliata ampliata (Russia, Korea, Japan, China: Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning)
  • Tethea ampliata grandis Okano, 1959 (Taiwan)
  • Tethea ampliata shansiensis Werny, 1966 (China: Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)
  • References

    Tethea ampliata Wikipedia