Biology:Drepana curvatula

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Short description: Species of hook-tip moth

Drepana curvatula
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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.[1] 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)

References

  1. ↑ "65.004 BF1649 Dusky Hook-tip Drepana curvatula (Borkhausen, 1790)". https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1649. Retrieved August 4, 2018. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1268391 entry




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