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Tethea ampliata

Synonyms: Cymatophora ampliata; Palimpsestis daisetsuzana

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Quercus acutissima (Sawthorn Oak)[1]
Quercus mongolica (Mongolian Oak)[1]
Quercus variabilis (Chinese Cork Oak)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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