Biology:Tridrepana melliflua

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Tridrepana melliflua
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Tridrepana
Species:
T. melliflua
Binomial name
Tridrepana melliflua
(Warren, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Iridrepana melliflua Warren, 1922

Tridrepana melliflua is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It was described by Warren in 1922.[1] It is found in New Guinea, but probably also occurs in Papua New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is about 31.8-35.4 mm for males and 35.2-43.8 mm for females.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George, ed (February 2005). "Scientific name search". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/. 
  2. The Hooktips (Drepanidae, Drepaninae) of Papua Indonesia
  3. Watson, Allan (1957). "A revision of the genus Tridrepana Swinhoe (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology 4 (9): 407–500. http://direct.biostor.org/reference/59426. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14506365 entry