Biology:Strepsigonia placida

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Strepsigonia placida
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Strepsigonia
Species:
S. placida
Binomial name
Strepsigonia placida
(C. Swinhoe, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Gogana placida C. Swinhoe, 1902
  • Monurodes trigonoptera Warren, 1923

Strepsigonia placida is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1902.[1] It is found in Myanmar and on Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[2]

Adults are uniform pinkish grey, both wings with very indistinct, outwardly-curved, crenelated grey antemedial and postmedial lines. The forewings have two black dots at the end of the cell and the hindwings with three. The underside is paler and shining and has the dots as above.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14405868 entry