Cymatophorina diluta

Cymatophorina diluta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Cymatophorina
Spuler, 1908
Species: C. diluta
Binomial name
Cymatophorina diluta
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Pachycera Stephens, in Anonymous 1827
  • Noctua diluta Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Cymatophorima diluta
  • Noctua abietis Ernst & Engramelle, 1785
  • Bombyx undata Fabricius, 1787
  • Bombyx bistrigata Borkhausen, 1790
  • Bombyx fasciculosa Borkhausen, 1790
  • Polyploca diluta f. hartwiegi Reisser, 1927

Cymatophorina diluta, the oak lutestring[1] or lesser lutestring,[2] is a moth of the family Drepanidae.[1] It is found in much of Europe,[3] with subspecies Cymatophorina diluta hartwiegi occurring in Britain.[1]

The wingspan is 33–36 mm. The species is univoltine.[1][4] Adults are on wing between late July and early October,[4] depending on location. Subspecies Cymatophorina diluta hartwiegi flies in August and September.[1]

The larvae feed on the leaves of oak trees.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Oak Lutestring at UKmoths". Ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Cymatophorima". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Fauna Europaea: Distribution Table Cymatophorina diluta". www.faunaeur.org. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Lepidoptera of Belgium: Cymatophorima diluta". uahost.uantwerpen.be. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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