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Tethea consimilis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Drepanidae

Genus
  
Tethea

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Tridrepana unispina, Cyclidia substigmaria, Habrosyne, Thyatirinae

Tethea consimilis is a species of moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in Asia, including the Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Myanmar, Indonesia and India. The habitat consists of various types of mixed and broad-leaved forests.

The wingspan is 50–58 mm.

The larvae feed on Sorbus species and Prunus avium.

Subspecies

  • Tethea consimilis consimilis (south-eastern Russia, Japan, Korean Peninsula, China: Jilin, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi)
  • Tethea consimilis aurisigna (Bryk, 1943) (Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, China: Hainan)
  • Tethea consimilis c-album (Matsumura, 1931) (Taiwan)
  • Tethea consimilis commifera (Warren, 1912) (India, Nepal, China: Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet)
  • Tethea consimilis congener (Roepke, 1945) (Sumatra)

    • References

    Tethea consimilis Wikipedia
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