Biology:Ditrigona pruinosa

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Ditrigona pruinosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Ditrigona
Species:
D. pruinosa
Binomial name
Ditrigona pruinosa
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Thaleridia pruinosa Moore, 1888

Ditrigona pruinosa is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1888. It is found in Darjeeling, India. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index lists it as a synonym of Ditrigona quinaria.[1]

The wingspan is about 15.5 mm.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Ditrigona quinaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=84314.  Note: This source gives 1867 as the year of description.
  2. Wilkinson, Christopher (1968). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Ditrigona (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae: Drepaninae)". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 31 (4).

Wikidata ☰ Q19720706 entry