Biology:Tridrepana flava

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Tridrepana flava
Tridrepana flava (Drepanidae).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tridrepana
Species:
T. flava
Binomial name
Tridrepana flava
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Drepana flava Moore, 1879
  • Albara flava
  • Callidrepana flava
  • Iridrepana flava

Tridrepana flava is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya , China , Taiwan, Sundaland, and Sulawesi.

Tridrepana flava (Drepaninae).jpg

The larvae feed on the leaves of Eurya japonica. Mature larvae curl a leaf margin and fix it with silk to pupate inside.[1]

Subspecies

  • Tridrepana flava flava (India, north-eastern Himalaya, Taiwan, China: Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan)
  • Tridrepana flava contracta Watson, 1957 (Sundaland)
  • Tridrepana flava unita Watson, 1957 (Sulawesi)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7841426 entry