Tethea consimilis is a species of moth of the family Drepanidae first described by Warren in 1912. It is found in Asia, including the Russian Far East, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Myanmar, Indonesia and India. The habitat consists of various types of mixed and broad-leaved forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Tethea |
| Species: | T. consimilis
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| Tethea consimilis (Warren, 1912)
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The larvae feed on Sorbus species and Prunus avium.[2]
Subspecies
edit- Tethea consimilis consimilis (south-eastern Russia, Japan, Korean Peninsula, China: Jilin, Henan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi)
- Tethea consimilis aurisigna (Bryk, 1943) (Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, China: Hainan)
- Tethea consimilis c-album (Matsumura, 1931) (Taiwan)
- Tethea consimilis commifera (Warren, 1912) (India, Nepal, China: Sichuan, Yunnan, Tibet)
- Tethea consimilis congener (Roepke, 1945) (Sumatra)
References
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- ^ "粉太波紋蛾 Tethea consimilis c-album (Matsumura) 1931". 驚奇山行 [Surprise mountain line]. October 23, 2005. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ A review of the Thyatirin-moths (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae: Thyatirinae) of the Russian Far East
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