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Oak Lutestring

Cymatophorina diluta

Classification

Class
Insecta

Cymatophorina is a monotypic moth genus of the family Drepanidae first described by Arnold Spuler in 1908. Its only species, Cymatophorina diluta, the oak lutestring or lesser lutestring, was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in much of Europe, with subspecies Cymatophorina diluta hartwiegi occurring in Britain.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 103Switzerland · 41Italy · 39Spain · 38