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Tetheella fluctuosa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Drepanidae

Scientific name
  
Tetheella fluctuosa

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Tetheella Werny, 1966

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Ochropacha duplaris, Butterflies and moths, Achlya flavicornis, Falcaria lacertinaria, Watsonalla cultraria

The Satin Lutestring (Tetheella fluctuosa) is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found from western Europe to Kamchatka, Sakhalin Island, Korea and Japan.

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)
  • References

    Tetheella fluctuosa Wikipedia