Biology:Callidrepana argenteola
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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth
| Callidrepana argenteola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Genus: | Callidrepana |
| Species: | C. argenteola
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| Binomial name | |
| Callidrepana argenteola (Moore, [1860])
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Callidrepana argenteola is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1860.[1] It is found from the Oriental tropics to Taiwan,[2] the Philippines , Sulawesi and Timor. The habitat consists of lowland forests.
The wingspan is about 54 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Mangifera species.[4]
Subspecies
- Callidrepana argenteola argenteola
- Callidrepana argenteola celebensis Warren, 1922 (Sulawesi)
- Callidrepana argenteola dialitha West, 1932 (Philippines)
References
- โ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Callidrepana argenteola". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=84197.
- โ Savela, Markku, ed. "Callidrepana argenteola (Moore, [1860)"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/drepanoidea/drepanidae/drepaninae/callidrepana/#argenteola. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- โ Novitates Zoologicae. 37: 228
- โ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Callidrepana argenteola Moore". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-8/drepaninae/drepaninae_28_5.php. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q19596220 entry
