Tethea or ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Subspecies:
Tethea or or ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Tethea or scotica (Tutt, 1888)
Poplar Lutestring
65.0110 (B&F: 1655)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Drepanoidea
»Family: Drepanidae
»Subfamily: Thyatirinae
»Tribe: Endotrichini
Resident. Usually occurs singly or sparingly but it is occasionally fairly common at mv light in deciduous woods; scarce away from the far east, rare along treeless parts of the coast, and very local in numbers throughout. Seriously decreasing. Single-brooded, flying mainly from mid May to late July, occasionally from early May or to the third week of August. Larvae feed on poplar and aspen. (Pratt, 2011)