''Cymatophorina'' is a

monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...

moth genus of the family

Drepanidae The Drepanidae are a family of moths with about 660 species described worldwide. They are generally divided in three subfamilies) which share the same type of hearing organ. Thyatirinae, previously often placed in their own family, bear a super ...

first described by Arnold Spuler in 1908. Its only species, ''Cymatophorina diluta'', the oak lutestring or lesser lutestring, was described by

Michael Denis Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis, also: ''Sined the Bard'', (27 September 1729 – 29 September 1800) was an Austrian Catholic priest and Jesuit, who is best known as a poet, bibliographer, and lepidopterist. Life Denis was born at Schärding ...

and

Ignaz Schiffermüller Ignaz Schiffermüller (born 2 October 1727 in Hellmonsödt; died 21 June 1806 in Linz) was an Austrian naturalist mainly interested in Lepidoptera. Schiffermüller was a teacher at the Theresianum College in Vienna. His collection was presented ...

in 1775. It is found in much of Europe, with subspecies ''Cymatophorina diluta hartwiegi'' occurring in Britain. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...

is 33–36 mm. The species is univoltine. Adults are on wing between late July and early October, depending on location. Subspecies ''Cymatophorina diluta hartwiegi'' flies in August and September. The larvae feed on the leaves of oak trees.

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Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaFauna EuropaeaLepiforum.de
Moths described in 1775 Thyatirinae Drepanid moths of Great Britain Taxa named by Michael Denis Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller Monotypic moth genera {{Thyatirinae-stub