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Tethea ocularis (Figure of Eighty)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Tethea ocularis, the figure of eighty, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found throughout continental Europe and has a scattered distribution in England and Wales, although it is absent from Scotland and Ireland. The wingspan is 35–45 mm, the dark brown forewings being marked with dark-centred white stigmata which do look rather like the number 80. The hindwings are grey. The species flies from May to July and is attracted to light and sugar. The grey and white larva feeds on poplar and aspen. The species overwinters as a pupa.
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Infraspecies

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Prey / Diet

Populus nigra (Lombardy poplar)[1]
Populus tremula (European aspen)[2]

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1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0