Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Drepanidae > Tethea > Tethea ocularisTethea ocularis (Figure of Eighty)Synonyms: Cymatophora interrupta; Cymatophora octogesima; Cymatophora rosea; Cymatophora sareptensis; Palimpsestis clausa; Palimpsestis confluens (heterotypic); Palimpsestis discolor; Palimpsestis fasciata; Palimpsestis octogesima; Palimpsestis ocularis; Phalaena octogena; Phalaena octogesimea; Phalaena ocularis (homotypic); Tethea basifusca; Tethea brunnea; Tethea cotangens; Tethea fusca (heterotypic); Tethea mediofusca; Tethea microphthalma; Tethea ocularis octogesima; Tethea separata; Tethea variegata 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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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Burnham Beeches |
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946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cannock Chase |
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3057 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dee Estuary/ Aber Dyfrdwy |
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39057 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fenland |
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1529 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Hammelsberg u. Atzbüsch bei Perl |
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499 |
Germany |
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Kennet Valley Alderwoods |
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140 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Klevberget Sonebo |
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25 |
Sweden |
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Lyme Bay and Torbay |
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77215 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Peak District Dales |
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5748 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Sefton Coast |
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11278 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Sidmouth to West Bay |
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2217 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Skipwith Common |
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729 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Solent Maritime |
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27985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 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 |
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
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