Biology:Drepana curvatula

Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Drepana curvatula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Drepana
Species:	D. curvatula
Binomial name
Drepana curvatula (Borkhausen, 1790)
Synonyms
Phalaena curvatula Borkhausen, 1790 Drepana curvatula f. gaedei Bytinski-Salz, 1939 Drepana curvatula knechteli Daniel, 1963 Drepana acuta Butler, 1881 Drepana curvatula japonibia Strand, 1911 Drepana curvatula urupula Bryk, 1942 Dreapana curvatula koreula Bryk, 1942

Drepana curvatula, the dusky hook-tip, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It was first described by Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen in 1790 and it is found from Europe to Japan .

The wingspan is 34–42 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on alder, oak and birch.

Caterpillar

Subspecies

• Drepana curvatula curvatula (Europe)
• Drepana curvatula acuta Butler, 1881 (Japan, south-eastern Russia, Kuril Islands, Korea, China: Manchuria)

External links

• Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
• Fauna Europaea
• Lepiforum.de

Wikidata ☰ Q1268391 entry