Tethea octogesima explained

Tethea octogesima is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Japan, Korea, China (Jilin, Shaanxi, Zhejiang), Taiwan and the Russian Far East.^[1]

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.^[2] Adults have a dark silvery grey tint, with deep black the transverse lines and markings of the reniform and orbicular spots. The lines near the base are more dentated, the central band is wider and its external limiting line irregularly zigzag.^[3]

Subspecies

• Tethea octogesima octogesima (Japan, Korea, Russian Far East, China: Jilin, Shaanxi, Zhejiang)
• Tethea octogesima watanabei (Matsumura, 1931) (Taiwan)

Notes and References

1. Jiang . Nan . Yang . Chao . Xue . Dayong . Han . Hongxiang . March 2015 . An updated checklist of Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) from China, with descriptions of one new species . Zootaxa . 3941 . 1 . 1–48 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.1.1 . 25947492.
2. Web site: ホソトガリバ Tethea octogesima octogesima (Butler, 1878). Jpmoth.org.
3. Web site: Butler . Arthur G. . January 1878 . Descriptions of new Species of Heterocera from Japan - Part II. Noctuites . Annals and Magazine of Natural History . 1 . 5 . 78 . Internet Archive.